Not to bo roared.—“l always thought I should never rear that ohild I” said an old lady of ninety, on hearing of the death of her son. aged seventy. Guest: "Hew comes this dead fly in mv soup ? ” Waiter: “In fact, sir, X have no positive idea how the poor thing came Mite Perhaps it had not taken any food for a % time, dashed upon the soup, ate too much ofit. contracted an inflammation of the stomach fw. brought on death. The fly must haVe a vetv weak constitution, .for when I seryed the soup it was dancing memly upon the surface. Perl haps-and the idea presents itself only at this moment it endeavored to swallow toolwMa meoe of vegetable ; this, remaining fast tlupat, Wised a choking, in $e windpipe, -m 1 * MBS#
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Evening Star, Issue 3790, 17 April 1875, Page 2
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133Page 2 Advertisements Column 7 Evening Star, Issue 3790, 17 April 1875, Page 2
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