. The ball of yarn;. length, disclosingherself to him, he then appeared prettymuch surprised. A person by said, Why, sir,, you seem more afraid nowthan before! Aye, replied he, mostmen are more afraid of a living wife thanof a dead one. CROOKED WORDS. A poor man who had a termagantwife, after a long dispute, in which sheI was resolved to have the last word, toldher. If she spoke one more crookedword, hed beat her brains out. Whythen, rams-horns, you rogue, said she,*> if I die for it. A RUINED BOOT. A gentleman whose misfortuneit was to have a club-foot, whichrendered him lame, was walkingt
. The ball of yarn;. length, disclosingherself to him, he then appeared prettymuch surprised. A person by said, Why, sir,, you seem more afraid nowthan before! Aye, replied he, mostmen are more afraid of a living wife thanof a dead one. CROOKED WORDS. A poor man who had a termagantwife, after a long dispute, in which sheI was resolved to have the last word, toldher. If she spoke one more crookedword, hed beat her brains out. Whythen, rams-horns, you rogue, said she,*> if I die for it. A RUINED BOOT. A gentleman whose misfortuneit was to have a club-foot, whichrendered him lame, was walkingthrough a street in a small town,when he met with one of thoseharmless idiots of whom there laat least one is. every town or village. The gait of the gentlemanf attracted the sympathizing no-tice of the natural, who sloppedand said, ;- Yere lame, I think. Aye, replied the gentleman, very lame. Ah, man, saysthe poor fool, thats a pity—itspoils the boot! TO SAVE BUTTER. Make it so salt that nobodycan eat it. Ammeiuent. For Summer Nights. RING-ING A BELL.
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