A young dandy calling one day lately at the residence of a young lady, asked the servant to be allowed to see her mistress ; and on being told she ■ was " engaged/ coolly demanded to wh|om ? An Irishman who was engaged kt a drain, and had his pickaxe raised iri the ai" 1 just aa the clock struck twelve, determined to work no more till after dinner, let go the pickaxe, and left it hanging there !
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Southland Times, Issue 1157, 1 November 1869, Page 2
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75Untitled Southland Times, Issue 1157, 1 November 1869, Page 2
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