"suE WON'T STAY CoURTED."
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"Why don't you pay attention to some of
the pretty girls who look so invitingly as
though they would almost ask for beau ~
says All old gentleman to his nephew, who
was already on the wrong side of thirty.


"Why uncle" replied the nephew, "you
know that always loved the girls and
that in other years | courted some half
dozen of them i'll succession. But while
seriously engaged in making preparations
for marriage, they were as seriously looking
out for another spark. 1t did no good, they
zoouidl't stay c0Hrted.'


"Ah, BILL" cxclaims successful candi
date at the altar of Hyncn, "you always re-
mind me of the odd half of pair of scissors.
You have grown old and torpid by pressing
the cold bel of cclibacy so long. Spruce up
and take wife, and be done with .it.'


"Rot en-" retorts Bill, ''you want to have
me jilted again, suppose--I han't forgot the
affair with Darcassina Amelia Amanda
Strcetyarn it is impossible to imagine what
Il la,ing time it was, that srug bit Of a court
ship | had with her, Amanda sighed SO
languidly, hung so lovingly upon me, and
! talked so scntmcntaliy about love, friend
ship, and eternal constancy, that verify
concluded she WAS all my own. About that
time / t>ek trip for six months, to sec
the world before | became bound for life.
I Well, when l returned, Amanda had foundsa
new sweet heart. she now looked as&ew at
me, as much as to say your cake is dough.
She did'nt stay conrtcd."


"Report goes, Jack that you've put some
body IS nose out Of joint " whispers one GRO


nv to another, in very confidential way but
that's inter nos. Now advise you to strike


When the iron is hot.-Remember Once


she didn't stay courted


is this true!" soliloquises my friend


with the martial air and wide rutilc, then il
stands me in high hand to look out, else my
Dulccina will slip through my fingers Fol-
though / throw myself in her way as Otter
,, as convenient-follow hard after her IN the
meeting house, yet it is possible she may not
stay courfed for all that.
, Ladies is it even SO? Cases for " Breach


of Promises" have become very fashiona
BILE with your sex. Supposing the tashloI
, should alter, and young men should take i
!. into their heads to sue the ladies, what wonls
be the consequence "Why, i shoult
have business enough;' exclaims alawyer
the specific gravity Of whose purse woult
hinder him from flying away in higl
I gale.