. The ball of yarn;. RATHER SQUALLY A good story is told of a roughcaptain, in a storm, who, whenthe terrified passengers persuad-ed him to petition Heaven for acessation of the tempest, prefer-red the following brief request:Oh Lord! I havent been inthe habit of calling upon theeoften; and if you 11 shift thewind from sou-west to a littlemore sou, I wont trouble youagain. A long-legged Yankee, envisiting a menagerie for the first jtime, while stalking round thepavilion, suddenly came on theelephant; -whereupon he turnedto the keeper, and said with Bur-prise: Thunder and lightnin,mister, what
. The ball of yarn;. RATHER SQUALLY A good story is told of a roughcaptain, in a storm, who, whenthe terrified passengers persuad-ed him to petition Heaven for acessation of the tempest, prefer-red the following brief request:Oh Lord! I havent been inthe habit of calling upon theeoften; and if you 11 shift thewind from sou-west to a littlemore sou, I wont trouble youagain. A long-legged Yankee, envisiting a menagerie for the first jtime, while stalking round thepavilion, suddenly came on theelephant; -whereupon he turnedto the keeper, and said with Bur-prise: Thunder and lightnin,mister, what darned critter haveye got here, with a tail on BOTH EKNDS ? RATHER SHORT. Barber.— Is that short enough, sir ? Short enough ? why it looks nsif it was drove in, instead of being cut off! Barber.— How did you want it cut, sir ? Why with the shears ! itlooks now as if it was cut with a knife and fork ! Mr. S. a tailor, having eloped with Mrs. P., the wife of a barber, a per-son wondered what attractions she possessed to draw the tailor so power-fully towards her. Surely, (says a wag present) it is very easy to ac-count for the junction of the needle vith the pole QUESTIONS FOR THE LONGEST DAY 1. If 20 grains make a scruple, how m&ny will make a doubt ? 2. If 8 miles make a fur long, how many will make a short napped hat i 3. If 7 days make one week, how many will make one strong ? 4. If 51 yards make a Pole, how many will make a Turk ? 5. If 3 miles makf **. league, Vow many will make a confederacy ? BATHER. A TOUGH YARN.
Size: 1315px × 1900px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1850, booksubjectamerica, bookyear1854
