Lung pads and liver pads were unknown a century ago, but the foot pad managed to keep things in a healthy state of excitement. "Any good shooting on your farm ?" asked the hunter of a farmer. " Splendid," replied the agriculturist ; there's a drivewell man down in the clover meadow, a cloth-peddler at the house, a candidate out in the barn, and two tramps down in the stockyard. Climb right over the fence, young man, load both barrels, and sail in." Timber Jokes.—Because John Timber married Anna Pine recently, the Dcs Moines Register calls it a " regular wooden wedding to begin on." We suppose they will board while the honeymoon beams on them, rafter that they will decide weather-boarding or housekeeping is preferable. Burlington Hawkeye.—We hate to lumber up this column, but we must really ask, Will the first boy be a chip of the old block ? New York Times.—We are re-joist to hear that they still a-door each other. Shebangs, but does nothing that woodshed reproach upon their household. Journal of Commerce. — We hope their children will be spruce, and seldom require a shingle. Ehibbard's Printer Advertiser.—We pre-fir knot to say anything, but we wood like to know if we maple-ase inquire whether people can beecheerful under such circumstances ? (For continuation of news see fourthpage.)
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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3004, 10 February 1881, Page 3
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