A rf/lnme of water cannot be called dry reading. A "New Orleans policeman, before light the other morning, came upon a stranger pacing before the station house, and on inquiry found that he had been doing the same all night, waiting for a lady. "She's a good while in coming, nin't she?" said the officer "Yes, but the poor thing ain't to blame \ they've got her locker] up there," pointing to the station-house, "and as soon as she gets out, we're going to get married. She's pot a lottery ticket, nnd I found out last night it 1.r.-d drawn a p''e. She's no idea of i% you know."
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Grey River Argus, Volume VIII, Issue 527, 3 June 1869, Page 2
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108Untitled Grey River Argus, Volume VIII, Issue 527, 3 June 1869, Page 2
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