A man who had had a severe fall was aslced by the surgeon, " Have you sprained yourself near the fibula i " No, sir," answered he ; " near the market place. " " Your judges have sentenced you to death, " said a friend to Socrates. " And has not nature passed the same sentence on ■ them P" quietly responded the sage old philosopher. All the ideas of King William 111 were military. Being told that Dean Swift was a very clever fellow, and had done great service to hia Majesty, the King rejilicd, " Very well, .then, I'll give him a troop o£ light horse. " ' A literary man with a couple of bottles of whisky in his pockets said to the ferry ticket man : " Ho, cashier, hero, take thrice thy fee, For spirits twain shall cross with me." Why hasn't somebody trotted out that phrase about Hanlan being the noblest rowman of them all ? : {For continuation of news see fourth pageS)
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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3054, 9 April 1881, Page 3
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