Make a point never so clear, it is great odds that a man whose habits and the bent of whose mind lie a contrary way will be unable to comprehend it—so weak a thing is reason in competition with inclination. “ What a pity it is that so many nice young men are so awfully poor! ” said Uncle James to a lovely and witty niece. “ Yes," she demurely replied ; “ so awfully poor that they can’t even pay their addresses.” A cricket club has a clergyman who is likely to become a good bowler on account of his excellent delivery.
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Evening Star, Issue 7432, 30 January 1888, Page 4
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98Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 Evening Star, Issue 7432, 30 January 1888, Page 4
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