MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
"Anna, dear, if I should attempt to spell Cupid, why could I not get beyond the first syllable ?" Anna gave it up, whereupon William said—" Because when 1 come to O u, of course I cannot go any further." Anna thinks that the nicest conundrum she ever heard. Twenty-seven Nashville ladies determined to practice economy, vowed not to wear anything more expensive than calico dresses to church ; and they have stuck to it, as none of them have ever attended church since. " A horse ! a horse ! My kingdom for a horse!" cried a celebrated tragedian. "Wouldn't a jackass do as well?" inquired an affected young man, rising in his seat. " Yes" triumphantly exclaimed the actor, "just step up this way, sir." The young man subsided.
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Westport Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1168, 17 April 1874, Page 3
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127MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. Westport Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1168, 17 April 1874, Page 3
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