From Bells Life in London. THE FIRST OF APRIL.
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Sir,-As know many of your readers " love fun," as your next will be published on the 1st of April, in the hope that l may contribute to the frol:cs of the day, and afford some useful hints to the admirers of practical jokes, on.!s first day of April last :-

 Got up early, and placing large basin of cold water close to my wife's side of the bed, laid down on the hearth-rug, and screamed ten thousand murders. Poor Betssy seeing me, as she thought, in dreadful agony, jumped out to my assist ance, when, popping both her feet into the basin slipped on her back, and was com pletely soused. Scrambled up laughing, and ran out crying April Fool" Rush- ed up stairs, and calling the cook, told her her mistress was in fit, aud desired her to go to her assistance. Down ran cooky cn ckcmise, and rushing into the