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Leap 1e4r.- Eile present is the year, ln which according to the customs of Aud Lang Syne,a ladies are entitled to assume to themselves peculiar and most formidable privileges; according to the Hagarstown Free press, one lady ilas already asserted her rights, though at some little expense to maintain them.

 q rather novel way of paying old debts, or of having them paid occurred III our town few days since, and is worth recording. The eircumstanees as related to us are these: and we give them, as they may be of benefit 10 some of our fair readers.

 4 bu1ona young lass, feiileIfitber ring the proyerb handed down to as, from time immamorial, sihat leap year was the girls time to go a courting, made this laudable resolve, 1sthat she would offer her services to some of the sons of men, and if they were not accepted the fault Of her not being married, should not be attributed to her.n The first attack of this love-siek fair one, was made on an honest hard working son of the ssV erderlando who it appears, had been foremost in her thoughts for some time previous. After sundrY pre- sliminaries, and after whispering many soft things in his ear, she popped the heart throbling qaestion-sswiil you marry me-" This sudden appeal to his love, quite amazed the artless Dutch maa, who was unpractised in the decep- ton that turks in Noman's heart. How ever after weighing the matter, and thinking such q chance could not be let slip urheeded, he nude the following propositions to the far suitor, shat she was 10 pay several debts which lie had contracted, and which he was unable to liqudate-pay the parson; and hire sa gig to take q wedding frolic!' She, without much hesitation, recoliecting thai

 'She who does. good with her money and

 pelf,

 Is help to her neighbora as well as to herself

 readily agreed to his propositions. and forthwith they became man and wife.

 Graoiiy.-That profund philosopher and divine, Dr. Samuel Clark, was of very playful disposition, and was pleased with the company of young peo- pie. One day, while he was partak- ing in the sports of his little comrades, he was informed of the arrival of a cer. tain flop. ssNow my friends said he to them, "let us look grave, here comes q fool.n