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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 47, 23 February 1877, Page 4

A Dutchman was famed for brewing excellent cider, and for extreme stinginess in dispensing it to his neighbours. A Yankee neighbour resolved one day to coax a juglul out of Hans, and this is how he got on : — I hear Mr Von Dam, that you make excellent cider. " Yesh, Yesh, I dosb. Shon, bring cider shug." The Yankee was delighted at bis success, and smacked bis lips in anticipation ; but Hans raised the "shug" to his mouth, drained if, and set it down, and said, " Dare lif you don't plieve dat isb good cider, shuet you shmell the shug." The late Dr Thyne, so well known for bis love of good eating, called one day to pay a visit to (be eccentric Lord R — __ 1 u Q was shown into the dining-room, where he found his lordship alone, and engaged in the discussion of an exquisite little dinner. After talking for some time, •* My Lord," said the Doctorexcited by theagreeable odour,' 1 " I think it would be no great stretch of hospitality were your Lordship to say, " Doctor, pray do as I am doing," Wei!, | Doctor/ said his Lordship, " pray do aa I am doing — go home and eat your own dinner ?" An exhibition was given in Hingham, Massachusetts by Tom Thumb, at which prices were 25 cents for those over ten years of age, 12| cents for those under. It was Johnny's tenth birthday, and his cousin May, aged thirteen, thougt it to be her duty to celebrate it by taking him in the afternoon to see the dwarf. Arriving at the door she put down 38 cents and asked for two tickets. " How old is the boy ?" enquired the ticket seller. " Well," replied Miss May, " this is his tenth birthday but he wasn't bourn until late in the afternoon." The vendor of the tickets accepted the accuarcy of the averment, and handed her the proper certificates for admission. But it was a close fit.

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