A gentleman of the name of Pepper ha I been thrown several times from a spirited horse, and was relating the circumstance to a friend, at the same time observing bo had never given his horse a name.—“l think,” observed his friend, “you should call him Pemoroastor.”
Slightly sarcastic was that clergyman win paused and addressed a man coming into church after the sermon had begun, with the remark—- “ Glad to sea you, sir ; come in ; always glad to see those come late who can’t conic early. ” And decidedly salt-possessed was the man thus addressed in the presence of an astonished congregation, as he responded—"Thank you j would "■h fsvenf me with the text ? ’
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Cromwell Argus, Volume II, Issue 98, 26 September 1871, Page 7
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114Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 Cromwell Argus, Volume II, Issue 98, 26 September 1871, Page 7
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