When can » lamp be said to be in a bad temper? When it is put out. A scholar in a country school was asked. " How do you parse ' Mary milks the cow ?'" The last word was disposed of as follows : " Cow, a noun, feminine gender, third person, and stands for Mary."—"Stands for Mary! How do you make that out ?"—" Because," added the intelligent pupil, "if the cow didn't f(*nd for Mary, how could she milk her ?"
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Evening Star, Issue 4301, 8 December 1876, Page 4
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76Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 Evening Star, Issue 4301, 8 December 1876, Page 4
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