Who is the most tender hearted man in town ? The bellman; because he will " cry" an hour for half-a-crown. The most certain way to ascertain a horse's age, is to have it from the animal's own mouth. If a man have a bad memory it is some excuse for forgetting himself. An old maid, speaking of marriage, says it is like any other disease—while's there's life there's hope. A Canadian newspaper contains the following plaintive advertisement:—" Will the gentleman who stole my melons on last Sabbath mght be generous enough to return me a few of the seeds, aa the melona are a rare variety."
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New Zealand Herald, Volume IV, Issue 1047, 23 March 1867, Page 5
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