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WHAT AN EXCUSE! A soldier on trial for
habitual drunkenness, was addressed by the
president:


prisoner, you have been prosecuted for ha-
bitual drunkenness, what have youao plead
in your defence p


Nothing, please your honor, but an habit.
ual thirst'


A Rich JoKE. II is said OF the Marquis
|of Townsend, that when young man had
engaged in a battle, he saw drummer at his
side killed by cannon ball, which scattered
his brains in every direction. His eyes were
at once fixed on the ghaslly object, and seemed
wholly to engross his thoughts.


A superior officer observing him, supposed
he was intimidated by the sight, and addressed
him in manner to cheer his spirit.


90 said the young Marquis, with calmness
but severity, Il am only puzzled to make out
how any man with such quantity OF brains
ever came here