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CAUTION TO TIPPING mUspANps

CAUTION TO TIPPING uUspANns
We have been informed. that durinc
the severe frost, which took place ABOUT
month ago, . lively lass Who had
been married about . year and hal,
before. to young farmer, Oh the bor-
uers oi Ronney Marsh, was much
seahda'ized at her husbands coipn.
ra'her too often To the public house.
anu staying rather too late wben,ho
was there. Several little coniupa, .x-
Postulations having failed Of producinp
an alteration, the lady, in a moment
OF passion, declared positively that il
u occurred again she would throw tho
baby IAN infant four months old. of
which he was very fond) into the mill.
tary canal, and herself in after it.. Not
dreaming she would carry her threat
into execution, few days only had
eispssd. when the
Iron tongue of midnight had told twelve.
before MIR. Knocked a. his owp
door. His wife let him in herself. and
without saying q syllable, set down the
candle, walked deliberately TO tho era
Bile. snatched up tho un Conscious little
innocent sleeping within 10, and rushed
out OF the house. II 10 hardly neces-
sary to say that the alarmed husband
ran hastily after. but so sudden and
unexpected had been her movement,
! that she had gained considerable start,
and the canal being but a few wards
tom their dwelling, reached the tow
ing path before he could overtake her.
lie was just in time TO seize and save
her from self destruction; but the poor
little thing was already in the middle
OF the water, at that spot above four
feet deep. and he could witness its
struggles by the light Of the moon. In
an instant he threw himself in. and
grasping the night-gown which had pre-
vented ITS wsarer from sinking, brought
safely to the bank-fhe cat dressed
IN little Polly's bed clothes, exceeding
" wet, and now mewing piteously.
Ills spouse, IN the mean time, bad re
gained her own door. which was not
opened till he had plenty Of time ~
enjoy all the comforts OF his .ituation.
before. however, he was quite su iciole,
admission was vouchsafed but the
story Of his self-inf1icted duckiuc hav-
ing gotwind. no farther stratayem was
necessary TO wcau the swain from his
symposium, the jokes of his con,ivial
acquaintance being sufficient to pre-
vent his again partaking their revels
the impudcnt little pot boy himself,
cries meic! whenever he sees HIM,
Al anecdotc is told Of Sir George
B, tn shew the credulity of man
kind When a young man, he putan
advertisements IA the papers to say that
NiynheeT -. Just come over from
Germany. had found out method If
taking likeness. much superior 20 any
other, by the persons looking into a
mirror. and heating the glass 90 as to
take the impression; he stated this
wonderful artist In live at performers
shop IN Bond street, opposite 60 hotel
where he lodged. and amused himself
the next day in seeing the numbers &C
people who focked TO have their like
nesses taken in this surprising manner.
At last he went over himself to ask for
Mons.@, and was driven out OF the
shop by the perfunIer in rsgc, WHO
said there was no Mons. nor
alOns. DerI, lived there At another
tune, Sir u. was going in a coach 20 a
tavern with party Of gay Young men.
the waiter came to the coach door witt,
a light, and as lie was holding this Up
TO the others. those who had already
got out went round, aud getting in az
the opposite coach door, came out
gain, SO that there seemed To- be 40 end
Of the procession, and the waiter rsn
INTO the house. frightened out Of his
wits. The same story IS told Of Swift
and four olcrsymcn, dressed in canoui-
cles.
Speoking Orf-rhose who have ne