Litchfield enquirer., 1873-11-20
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\ drsEAtse orphan asylum Is proposed n London
 Can the pedigree of d skye-terrier be traced up to tha dog star?
 A writer wishes to know why people al- wAys spell EHis without the z.
 When g young lady gives herself away, does she lose her self-possession?
 It takes just three times as long tew tell lie. on eany subieckt, as it dug to tell the truth.
 Beginning of the End. A postmis- eress m Pennsylvania employs her hus- band as head clerk.
 Psychological novels is what the critics call those novels which are not logical in sny other way.
 The Fairy sewing machine is pre- suned to be So named on account of the fiction concerning it can't rips
 The Innocent Criminal" is the slight eontradictOEy title of forthcoming southern romance written, we scarcely 1ssA sad, by lady.
 Bah. asked a perplexed pedestrian. which ls the quickest way for me to get to the Eastern depots" Accommodating aswsboy, ''Run.
 What creatures took the smallest amount of baggage along when they en- eeEsd the ark The cock and the fox: sney had only one comb and one brush between them
 Iceland holds out almost irresistible in- anesments to emigrants from New Eng And n the announcement that there isn't solitary lecturer within its boundaries A little lady recently sent word to her absent papa" that she must be excused nom writing long letter, as she had spent a very restless night with sick A Kentucky druggists clerk only charg- cd @xpence for the ounce of croton oil which he dispensed in mistake for castor dffos and now the ungrateful widow seeks to extort 5000 damages from Policeman l29a remarks that ;t,s ab- surd for them new police justices to call the f.lse name given by a beery prisoner a "sobnquets" and ale-lias would be uneh prOperer word
 An exchange fears that if the approach ing transit Venus should prove e failure. or not meet public expectation, all the Dsnocratic papers will be holding the Administration Of President Grant re- sponsihle.
 .FMther. did you ever have another wife besides mother?'' ssNo. my bov :. what possessed you to ask such a ques- 6onI Because | saw in the old family Bible that you married Anno Domini. ls16: and that isn't mother, for her name is Sally Smith"
 Little Willie F., of Greenfield. was re- gently presented a toy trumpet. to which he became greatly attached. One night. when he was about to be put in his sslit. tio bed and was ready to say his pray es. Ee handed the trumpet to his grand. mother. saying, 'sHere, grandma, you blow while I pray"
 A Difference of Taste.-A country pa. per says that, in reply to question from the lecture committee of the chief town oI the district as to the subject of lecture 0 he gwen at the institution, the lecturer telegxaphed, "A Taste of Naples and Roma" The telegrapher made it read, A Taste of Apples and Rum"
 4E9 OWucK O1 new m0uSt0cn0 was or on the train down yesterday morning. He gave up all his attention to his lip. First he would push the contents upwards, and then stroke them downwards. Again he wculd pull out the ends, and go through motions calculated to make it part in the middle. Finally a bushy bearded man m seat opposite leaned across the aisle, and observed in friendly whisper, vel lo1d enough to be heard through the car
 Don't you want to get one or two good hairs to breed from?"-D. N.
 Mr. Nucallus could not attend church becalse he lived so far away. Last week he tried to sell his house to Deacon Mary att The Deacon expressed himself yer, vel pleased with the property, and ths only objection he could find was. that i, was too far from the churches. ssWhat this place too far away ?" said Mir. Nucel. lns in surprise. ssYou must be joking Deacon. Any one who cared to 20 t, church wouldn't mind that little walk. So should think" l" said the Deacon wikh his mild blue eyes turned full upol 4r. Nucellus- That gentleman coughed expectOrated and left He still owns tn pEopeFty.-D. N
 This is from the Boston Journal: stNey Y@rk is still 90 rural in its notions tha telegraph poles are allowed in the streets and the Evening Post thinks it necessary