A prudent master advised his servant to put by his money for a rainy daj r . In a few weeks his master inquired how much of his wages he had saved. “ Faith, none at all,' 1 said he. “I did as you bid rue ; it rained yesterday—l took a drop, and it all went. ” A worthy Dutchman lately sued his neighbor for killing his dog. In the course of his examination, the Dutchman being asked what was the value of his dog, replied, “Ash for ter dorg, he vas wort shust nothing at all; but ash he was so mean ash to hill he hir, I shwear I makes him pay ter full value of him. ” A soldier on trial for habitual drunkenness was addressed by the magistrate—“ Prisoner, you have heard the charge of habitual drunkenness; what have you to say in defence?” “Nothing, please your honor, but habitual thirst.”
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Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2134, 9 March 1870, Page 3
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151Untitled Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2134, 9 March 1870, Page 3
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