, 1863-03-05

II was observed that certain covetous rich
man never invited any one q dine with him.
I'll lay 4 wager" said &ag; y get an invita-
ton from him" The wager being accepted, be
goes next day to the rich mans house, about the
time be was 10 dine, and tells the servant be must
speak with his master Immediately, for he can
save him thousand pounds! "Sir;S aid the
ssrvant 10 his master, here is man In great
hurry 10 speak to you, be sAys be can sASO you
Q thousand p0undS"
Out came the master. "What Is that; Str !;
you can save me thousand pOundsr
"Yes, sir, can; but see you are ct dinner;
I will 90 away and call again"
90, pray, sir, come In and eat dinner with
me-"
Il shall be Troublesome"
The invitation was accepted. A soon GS din:
ner was over, and the family retired, "Well, sirS'
said the man Of the house, "now to your busi'
ness. Pray let me know how ! am to save .
thousand pounds"
sWsIl, Sir, I hear you have & daughter 10
dispose Of IN m1rtiaget"
Il have, SIR"
@And you intend to portion her with ten thou
sand poundsi"
ado, sir"
"Why, then, sir, let me hsye her, and I win
take her with nine thousand"
The master Of the house arose In passion,
and kicked him out Of doorA
In 1891, Hugh Spencer, head Of one Of the
great families, Tor some political msbehavor, was
expelled from the realm, and his property con6s-
Gated. On taking the inventory Of the same. II
was found that be possessed ID different parts
Of England, fAy.nine manors, twenty eight thou
sand sheep, one thousand o1en and steers, one
thousand two hundred cows with their calves
forty mares with their colts, one hundred and
sixty drawing horses, two Thousand hogs, three
hundred bullocks, eighty carcassss Of beef aix
thousand pounds ready money, thirty-si1 sacks
Of wool and library Of books In 1429 the
great estates were summoned to London. There
came the Earl Of Salisbury, with eve hundred
Of his men on horseback; Richard, Duke Of
York, four hundred men; Dukes Exeter and
Somerset eight hundred men; the Earl Of
Northumberland and Lord Fremont, fifteen hun
dred men Richard Neville, Earl Of Warwick,
six hundred men--all In red jackets, and lodged
in Warwick lane, in which house there were
often six oxen eaten at breakfast, and every tav.
ern was full Of the great earls meat and be that
had any acquaintance there could 60 and carry
away Ss much beet as he could prick and bold
on his dagger" 30 saith Stow in bis annals oi
London.
An Irishman in New Jersey wasrecen1y dfiv.
ing horse with wagon toward Easton, when
be was met by clergyman, who was going "a
Q church, and who took the opportunity TO chids
the traveller for breach Of the Sabbath. my
friend" said he, "this Is . bad way you are in ;
S0ch, honey" said the Irishman, "and im't
Il the turnpikep
ayes" replied the minister; "but what
mean is, that you are In Q bad state
by me soWl" returned the Irishman, "and
that's true enough, too, your Worshipi PtSa very
bad State, this, and IN get into PinnsylVaniA q
soon Is lean. Gee up, hOney!"
While Tom Corwin was holding forth, In Zanss-
vile, upon the cOTfuptions Of I0ld Bucks" I'd.
ministration, just alter one q his bitterest do
nunciations, one Of his auditofss Q rough-looking
man, who stood with iblded arms, shook bis head
violently-wherupon Tom said: You shake
your head, my ifiendi Well A man may
shake his head when there b not much IN it,
without cause to shake H."
"ThunderI" said he Of the folded aFuiG
There was 6y Oh my nose and any MIN
VIII shake 10 keep the 6ies oR-Wont he :"
A country gil, ,'ccdding from The Held, wal tcld
BY her cousin thktshs "Io6kOd as1fesh % daisy
kissed with dew"
"Wsll, !" said she, '"it wasn't anybody BY th6I
name, but L was Harry Jones that kissed me:
] told him that every one in The village would
6nd tout"