. Turner's North Carolina almanac : for the year of our Lord ... . ? A very poor substitutefor the truth, but the only one discoveredup to date. What is justice? Fair play; oftensought, but seldom discovered, in com-pany with law. Whats a year? A period originally in-cluding 365 days, now 325, since the other40 are Lent. Whats a spider? A busy weaver anda good correspondent, who drops a lineby every post. What is an engagement? In war, abattle. In love, the salubrious calm thatprecedes the real hostilities. What is football? A clever subterfugefor carrying on prize-fights under theguise of a r
. Turner's North Carolina almanac : for the year of our Lord ... . ? A very poor substitutefor the truth, but the only one discoveredup to date. What is justice? Fair play; oftensought, but seldom discovered, in com-pany with law. Whats a year? A period originally in-cluding 365 days, now 325, since the other40 are Lent. Whats a spider? A busy weaver anda good correspondent, who drops a lineby every post. What is an engagement? In war, abattle. In love, the salubrious calm thatprecedes the real hostilities. What is football? A clever subterfugefor carrying on prize-fights under theguise of a reputable game. Whats a lawyer? One who defendsyour estate against an enemy, in orderto appropriate it to himself. What is bigamy? A form of insanity inwhich a man insists on paying threeboard bills instead of two. What is appendicitis? A modern pain,costing about $200 more than the old-fashioned stomach-ache. Whats an argument? Breaking andentering the ear, assault and battery onthe brain, and disturbing the peace. S6 tur:n^er-e]s^n^iss i^torth Carolina
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