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An agent soliciting subscribers for the life *
Bonaparte, showed his prospectus to man. yia
read, one dollar in boards or one dollar and tw u
ty-fyc cts. in sheep" After considering for r..-
nent, he replied, that 8. when he should be called
on for pay he might not have boards or sleep oa
hand, and he would not SUBSCRIBE


A Deacon of country meeting, in some part u
New Hampshire, one day accosted the minister and
requested him to introduce Latin in his sermons,
making complaints because he had never done so
before. Pshaw said the Minister, you cannot un-
derstand it, and why should speak in language
which the congregation know nothing about ? Be-
cause, replied the Deacon with great sang froid we
pay for the best and want to receive the best.


A candidate for medical honors, having thrown
himself almost into fever from his incapacity to
answer the questions, asked by one Of the Pro-
fessors-" How would you sweat patient for the
rheumatism ?"-He replied - ,Uould send him
here to be eramined.'


An uninformed frishman hearing the Sphinx
alluded to in company. whispered to friend,
"Sphink, who's lie now 70 GA monster, mss '--
Oh, a Munster man. thought he was from Con-
naught," replied our Irishman, determined not to
seem totally unacquainted with the family.


Hou and your, perpetually introduced into ia.
miar conversation, have bad effect. They re-
mind of one Miss Hannah Glasse, of culinary men,
Dry" when you have made your water toil, then
put your pudding in yoar pot"