DIAMOND cur DIAMOND.
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Tho following story is told of a Yankee captain
and his mate:


Whenever there was plum pudding made by
the ca plains orders. all the ums were put into
one end of ii, and that dpInced next TO the cap.
tain, who after helping himself, passed 10 the mate
who never found any pums in his par, Of it,
Well, after this game had been played for some
time. the mato prevailed on the steward to place
tho end which had no pums IN it next TO the cap.
tain. The captain no sooner saw the pudding
I tlru he discovered he had the wrong end of it,
Picking up the dish nnd turning it in his hunjs as if
merely examining the china, he sad, ''this dish
cost me two shiIlings in Liverpool" and put it
down again as though without design. with the
plum end next to himself. ais it possible" said
lhe mate taking up the dish, 81 should suppose j,
was not worth more than shilling, and. as in
perfect innocence, he put the dish with the plum
end mex, TO himself. The captain looked at the
mate. and the mate looked atlhe captain; tho cap
tain laughed, 81 tell you what. young ono," said
the captain, you've found me out; 50 we'll JUS;
cut the pudding cngthwise this time, and have the
plums fairly distributed hereafter"