A New York wag bet SOOdol. that he would call a popular preacher an " old hoss " in public, and, win applause by it. He attended a meeting held by' the missionary, and when : theyl were passing round the plate he, rose, and, stretching out his hand, exclaimed, " Here ii a hun-dred-dollar ? note for the bid hoss in the pulpit I ".-which remark was greeted with applause. He made 400dols. by the little joke. " A Springfield man recently took a bath m the dark. He managed well enough, only he got hold of a piece of stoveblacking instead of soap, with marked results.
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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2016, 21 June 1875, Page 2
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