A sailor was recently brought before a magistrate for beating his wife, when the magistrate attempted to reach his heart byasking him if he did not know that his wife was the " weaker vessel." "If she is, she ought not to carry so much sail," replied Jack. " Pa," said a little boy, "what is MardiGraa they are talking so much about 'I" " Shrove Tuesday," replied the well-informed father. " And what is Shrove Tuesday ? " "Look in the dictionary." The boy looked, and saw, "Shrove Tuesday—the Tuesday following Quinquagesima Sunday, and preceding Ash Wednesday." Then he knew all about it.
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Globe, Volume VII, Issue 761, 28 November 1876, Page 3
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98Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 Globe, Volume VII, Issue 761, 28 November 1876, Page 3
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