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Repeatedly called upon, in the midst of . s1sange party, io '.say something funny. .n-- Having hslfa-dozen scrap books put into your hand for saa impFomptu' Being ex- peesed, wherever you go, to sing comic song. Being the especial confidans of every body's bad jokes, and being made the favor snse to have heard yesterday Making des- perase love to pretty girl, who only laughs and says, Ia Dir. Smith, yoa're always jo- king.' Being sala,ed as you go into room. wish sBnvo, here's Mr. Smith: now we shall have scsnething good Being introduced as atshe younR gentleman who does all the funny things In the sPenny Magazihe-a Being sus- peessd of turning every thing you see into ridicule, and putting everybody you meet iu- to print Being coniemned tn hear every day in your life, shat s.lhe man who would msks pan woald pick pocketn Being invited to meet clever young gentleman swho hnd written iaree.' Laboring under she e6nventioual notion that il is not custo- nary for comic writer ever to pay any body; that he generally goes to bed tipsy; and ahat he cannot write unless he has bot- tle of gin at his side Hearing mothers con iinaalIy say to their daughters, My dear, you muss mol believe word that he says Be- ing invited oui, and find it is to '.giye can did opinion r-faiher, mother, brothers and sisters being all pscsent-supoa number of droIl things litsle William has been doing up- on Paradise Lost You are obliged to say they are svery clever for boy ; and then yoa aae asked if yoa cannot get them inser- ied in Psneha Being confidently asked if isis irss yoa drink much ? Being asked most seriously by young lady If the iuei- deas yon described of being pursued by q eonssahle, and escaping up the chimney, over ihe roef ef the next house. really occurred ss your In short, being suspected of doing sll the hlackguard, out of the way. outrage- Cus, improbable, stupid things you describe.

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