A young author, reading a tragedy, perceived his auditor very often pull off his hat at the end of a line, acd asked him the reason — " I cannot pass a very old acquaintance," replied the critic, "without that civility." A Russian miner is noticed as having learned to bark, in order to save the expense of keeping a watch-dog. Stipins, being challenged, Coolly replied, " Any fool may give a challenge, but it needs two fools to fight." A Parisian lady, Madame X , was informed that her husband had just died in an asylum. " Ah," replied Madame, without emotion, "misfortunes never come singly. This morning my poor dog Azore was greatly troubled with indigestion !"
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Grey River Argus, Volume VII, Issue 503, 6 April 1869, Page 3
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113Untitled Grey River Argus, Volume VII, Issue 503, 6 April 1869, Page 3
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