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SOMETHING NEW AMONG BACHELORS


The unmarried gentlemen of Northumber-
land have resolved to form themselves into
an association. to be denominated the "Shirl
and Pie Club" the principle object of which
is To insure suitable wives To effect this.
each member is bound. under the penatrv
of ESQ not to marry any lady who cannot.
bv two credible witnesses. be proved to be
able to cut out and sew shirt. make pie


and darn pair Of stockings ;and must with
in six months after his marriage. under
similar penaltry. be able to establish tha,
his lady has made at least dozen shirts.apd
baked a dozen pies. and darned pair of
stockings. The idea. II is said. has been
borrowed from club in the South. where
the scheme has been eninenilv successful.
as the Young ladies. seeing what in modern
parlaner are usually denominated accom-
plishments were at discount turned their
attention to what was really ofuse.