. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . GEORGE BURY. We regret to learn that Mr. P. Fen-nell, known as Shandy Maguire the poetof railroad train men, is in very precari-ous health and is sojourning in a healthresort. Shandy is a wonderfulh genialand popular man and we earnestly hopethat he will soon resume penning out. •Deed Rev. Dr. Donald Macleod, inthe life of his brother Norman, relatesan anecdote illustrative of smugglingin the good old days. An old woman,whose habit and repute was notorious,was being tried by the Sherif
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . GEORGE BURY. We regret to learn that Mr. P. Fen-nell, known as Shandy Maguire the poetof railroad train men, is in very precari-ous health and is sojourning in a healthresort. Shandy is a wonderfulh genialand popular man and we earnestly hopethat he will soon resume penning out. •Deed Rev. Dr. Donald Macleod, inthe life of his brother Norman, relatesan anecdote illustrative of smugglingin the good old days. An old woman,whose habit and repute was notorious,was being tried by the Sheriff of Ar-gyllshire. When the charge had beenclearly proved, and it fell to the judgeto pronounce sentence, he became un-usually fidgety, and thus addressedthe prisoner—I daresay, my poorwoman, its not very often you havefallen into this fault? Deed no,Shirra, she readily replied, I haenamade a drap since yon wee keg I sentto yersel. A Womans Bargain. An Oil City man, who was detained atthe house for a part of the day, handedhis wife, who was going down-town, aquarter of a dollar and requested her toget him three cigars for it. When she returned she handed him thepackage, remarking, exultantly: That shows that women can beat menall hollow when it comes to making pur-chases. I found a place where I couldget eight for a quarter instead of that going some? And t
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