I love such mirth as does . not nuke friends ashamed to look upon one another next morning;'- - -'* -/.-'■• ," He tha^Givkth to. the Poq»," &c. —Jack, who had just come ashore*.' in making his way. to the city was met by a beggar. who asked him for help. "I'd give you twopence," said Jack, " but I've nothing less than a jhillling.",/ The beggar besought the sailor to gite him the silver piece, and remarked, " He that giveth to,the poor lendeth to the Lord." Jack then said, •• Ah, well, there you are,* and_ lie. .handed the beggar ihe. shilling: . Going home at night tipsy, Jack lay down by the wayside. . A city missionary paising tried to rouso him, and Jack, in angry tones, said, " Who are you ?" The mis. sionary politely replied, " I'm a servant of the Lord." " Well," says Jack, "go home and tell your governor he owes me tenpence."
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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2607, 17 May 1877, Page 2
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148Untitled Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2607, 17 May 1877, Page 2
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