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A couple of Yankees have been doing the Peo- pie "Down East" by very ingenious method. They pretended to be Deaf Mutes, and went about soliciting subscriptions for writing school, ana sympathy for their situation produced large schools They lately tried 1t at Exeter with the same resal and the News Letter says: ,,

 They kept school for few nights in the Townaah' and gave apparent satisfaction. Among ihe schoi, ars were several young ladies-kind souls; one o whom whispered sporiively to another, Poor nn' fortunates. they are pretty--l should like 10 KISS one ofthen" When one of the Mates, who could remain silent no longer exclaimed, ''You may, my deary. if you please!" The next morning th' Mute Masters were no; at school.