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4 pARsoy's TotGHER Old Parson NJ,
of -----, Worcester county, used sometimes
to be absent on missionary tour. Once on
a time, having just returned from one of these
excursions. he found his congregation quite
drowsy, and wishing to acdhe them up, ne
broke off in the midst of his sermon, and be-
gan to tell them what wonderful Things he
had seen in York State; among other won
defs, he said he Lad seen m,nsrous great
musul.toes SO large that many OF them
would weigh pound! The people were by
this time awake. Yes" continued Parson
NJ, " and more over they are often known to
climb trees and BARK


The next day one OF the deacons called
upon him, telling him that many OF tie bfeth-
rem were much scandallzed at the big stories
he told the day before. "What stories"
says Parson NJ. "Why sir, you said that
the mosquitoes in York State were so large
that many of them would weigh a pound"
well. " rejoined the minister, " do really
think that great many of them would weigh
pound" +" But" continues the deacon,
"y you also said that they would climb up on
trees and bari!" ''WeIl, sir, - says Parson
N. " as to their climbing up on trees, have
seen them do that-hav'nt you, deacon"
90 yes" "Well, how could they climb
on the trees and not climb on the bark:
The deacon was, of course, nonplussed,