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VARIETY.

Brown, .csne near to my bed side; am dy.
ing. and wish to say a. few words to yea
Yes, marin sighed Mrs. JsRes
sWell, Mrs Jones' calculated Mrs Brown,
you and have had good many tiffs in
epr day, andne part with you in peace;
can you forgive met
Yes, maru, sobbsd Mrs. Jones; indeed
/ can
Am, lforgiven2' circulated Mrs. Brown
Eyes, marIn,' responded Mrs Jones, with
difficulty, in consequence Of the intensity Of
her aRguish; and then she attempted tswecp
her way oui pf the dying womans room.
.Stsp q moment, myedear Mrs jones,
fafd the expiring Brown, I've another wsrd
or tive to say wish to hare il understood,
tAatif get well, everything gees back, and
va stand on the same ground
mPA friend who loved coed thing and
has keen sense Of the ludicrous, tells sto
ryof an fIrishmaA Of the better class, whs
thought he must conform to the fashionable
mania in paying visit to the Falls Of Nj
1@lgara Paddy arrives al tho Falls takinga
loekeat the surrounding wonders, addressed
himself TO gentleman: .sAnd is this Mag
ara Falls7n Yes. was the reply. "And what
is there here to make such bother about"
Why, said the gentleman, do you not see
the mighty river, the deep abyss, the great
sheet Of water psuring7 Pat locking a, the
wafer replied lhesitatihgly.-"And what's 10
hinder it 7p- Columbus Journal
In the N. Y Independent We 6nd
thc following frsm amother:--
tI}ut did tell you what time lad
with my little Joe7'=
ilA 4 = 81
eWhy, Was showing him the pictures Of
the martyrs thrown to the lions and WAS
tAlkiag>vsry sslemnly to him, trying to make
him feel what . terrible thing it was. Mar
said he, all At shcs, .oh ma, just lock at that
posr little liop, way behind there, he won.
SCI any"
: ny-A raw down easter vas recently hired
byIa cabinet maker in the city, and, like q
truly ankee, managed to pass for mere than
he was worth One day the proprietor
showed him q very pretty mahogany veneer
cd bureau, aud told him to .'snsooth it eff
as the purchaser would call for it in the
course ofthe d orning Shortly after, Jshn
nyHRaw made his appearance in the ware
house aWell, john, have yeu made the bu-
reau shine wollln "Well guess il dent
lock bad. but twas taraat job, though
Iebuldn't get at it any ether way,<and !
took the foretplans aud peeled the darHed
bark all 81 on.t!H
~ Negro Say Boss, which way does
ye take ia gotu Roxbury1
/lrisamQn--An' be the pswers-its me
>Ethat's nst.goisg ter Rexbury.
\, R--Wefl, then, which way shall ! take *
g6t therei
I-Aa' shure, ye shsu1a be afther takin'
the strate that leads theFei
N-Whichis datl
s-Thc right enc, an shure.
Is-Two scholars, passing by windmill
sload for sons time yieWingit The miller,
looking cut Of littls.vickst, seeing them,
asked what they would have, aud what they
stared at
why says enc Of them, I've are locking
!, al this thing; pray, what is it''
why, says the miller, don't you sect
Wkers are yeur syesf It isa windmill
We crave yeursmercy, sir said the schol
ar; we teek il for jail, seeing thief look
ing out of the window
~ julius, suppose there are sir chick
ems Ia q coop, and the man sells three, heg
angny are there~ieft p
What tiue 81 dsy was isi'
sWhat time oh day was ii Why what
has aas to dc vid itp
a coed deal, honey il it Was dark dare
Eould'nt be nsae left, dat Is If you happened
TO conc along that way
.ook here, niger, just stsP them per
,eass;es IL you dent I'll explode ysnr
Aess pump handle, sar.ia ss MssesP
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