It is claimed that it is the highest faculty of language to conceal thought* It may be, but when a maa falls over a wheelbarrow in the dark, it seems to lose its crip in (hat particular. A girl who married an old miser for his wealth, but pretended that she married him only for love, was surprised when shs asked him for some money for the first time, at his replying, " True love, darling, seeks no change." " You American;," said an Englishman, (o a young lady, "have no ancestry to which you can point out with pride." •• That is very true," she assented. '• Moi{ of our ancestors came from England, you, know."
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Thames Star, Volume XVII, Issue 5211, 29 September 1885, Page 2
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113Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 Thames Star, Volume XVII, Issue 5211, 29 September 1885, Page 2
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