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ntWhst's the matter, John r.



i aiat done nothih, father,
well what are you crying for, You lib
herr u
Twas afraid you would whip me
What xhiP you when yod havat dPne
anything
Yes, sir,
&c iats the house, yen BOBBY
John felt quite relieved, and went int
the house, ard his father went down 70 the
farm. Very sosn his father came back IN .
rage, and laying coWhide over the urchin's
baek, said, dbl not tell you, when went
away, to hee that corn7' 4
Yes, sir-but you teld me justTnow that
ysu wsuldnt whip me if ! hadn't done
nsthin..
~ A Travelling dentist called at a
farm house q Dedham, Mass, the other
day, and asked il any Of the family wanted
seeth drawn = mo, sir said the farmer,
there Is not one among US who has . sin
gle decsysd tsoth., Tho dentist hesitated
4 msment, and then added, am willing 10
taxi potatoes, i.pay, air Lord bless, you'll
NJ dear man, cried the farmer, do jou
suppose we're going to sit down, and have
sosad teeth drawn out Of our heads, for the
sake Of disposing Of = few bushels Of pota-
tees I,
M The Bishop or Oxford, having sen.
Ysand 10 tke ehuTch.vardens in his diocese
. circular Of inquiries, ameng which vas
\. .Dses yeur elkcistiHg clergyman preach
ths Gospel, and Is his conversation. and car
riaes eensissent Herewith 4
The ehpteh'wardsn near Wlllinsford re-.
plied:
ne pr.,eA., The Gospel bu. does 10.
keep . carriage $
T"My dear" inquired . Say young
Wife q her calculating husband, a. she reach.
q up her rosy little mouth TO DO kissed, on
that nagniacel. set Of parler furniture
which the Jsnkinses have just bsughtiu-
"Hum, ne, ny leve, but have seen the up.
Aslslsssr's bill for in She made mouth
81 hin, bat vouldn't Be kissed
CAardds b Lady-My first may be
"a che table " under the table !; my second
IL used a. enc u the ingredients efbread !;
my tAird and fourth may prove either :
blessing 81 eurse; and my ,ohole is the
name u sAs ef the United States An an.
sWsP d requested ~
The saivsr i By lady,-Matrye3mo.
asy. (Masrinsay1
M Punch says that the heirs Of Robin.
sen Oruess Instituted suit fer the recoye.
" q Jlau FsFnaudes, on che ground that
their enesstsr was q monarch Of all be sur
ssysd."
We as lst understand how Cr1esoe's
heirs esald nave litigation about his pos.
sessions, when his Gright there was none to
dispsts. "-Piqls Register.
~ Il 10 currently reported, md We
Aass every reason 70 believe the report true.
thal the individual who perpetrated the fol.
lewing eannst survive Why do sailors
always have fresh sggs a seal Because
tAs captain can alwsys lay 70 ttxs) when.
ever he plsasesn
~ Peter, never 70 10 bed at nielt
without knsving something you didn't knew
u ths nsssing
Yes. s;r-T vsnt 70 bed slowed last
--ditnt dream sf such : thing il the
"A yss.A las. v..L, Wishing Il com.
asnsd de, p1fshAssd percussion car.
r rsatnsn his hsaa struck il with an
sshsr -Tks.plsded and blew The unfortu-
s,ssl pI,sl,F6 brains int ~ indigo bag.
and REks az e sheep may Re dis severed
f1hsir treat teeth IL The age Of maids
,al1 - It'd II Ne same manner, what Z
fcSElnI foquis;fisn Weuld be made upon the
sh;l;}1l ssFvisss Il uell-kneEn dentists
usp vsry seldom Il happens, said
60 lris.a 4 lsslker that We end editors
~ ars trs1 - ~ hnsinsss yerysreplied
90 SllsF. sd kaVo ysu not remsrksd how
800. A. kmisnanu = frrrI a The adftora