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Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2223, 12 April 1881, Page 3

Tho Elmira “ Eree Press ” has discovered that the declaration of the Albany “ Argus ” that editors are only human, has created intense indignation throughout the civilised world. A young Irishman who boarded at a house near Aberdeen, where there were three coy damsels, who seemed to imagine that men are terrible creatures, whom it was an unpardonable sin to look at, was one afternoon accosted by an acquaintance, and asked what ho thought of the young ladies. Ho replied that they were shy and reserved, but ho would bet a sovereign he would kiss thothree before twelve o’clock that day. It was agreed. Ho wont in, sat down in tho pretence of the three demure ores, drew a long sigh, and said —“ It wants five minutes to twelve. Tho spirit’s hour is coming!' ’ Here tho girls looked at the agonised young man with astonishment. “ The spirit pave mo warning that I should die exactly at twelve o’clock to-day, and you see it wants but a minute of tho time,” said he. Tho girls turned pale and pitied the forlorn-look-ing youth. He then walked up to the eldest of the girls, and taking her by the hands bade her a solemn farewell. He also imprinteda kiss upon her trembling lips, which she did not resist. Ho then bade the second and third farewell in the same affectionate manner. Tho clock struck twelve. Hereupon he looked round surprised, and after a minute exclaimed an apparition would tell such a lie ?”