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Rh had no such accident occurred before. The whole boat was in excitement, and convulsed with laughter.

I was at one time called on to comb three brides in one day, and the peculiarity of it was, they were in three distinct circles. One was of the higher order, the other in the gay second circle, and the third was the daughter of a mechanic. Should I be asked which of these I admired the most, first, second or third, I could hardly tell. The first was plainly, but elegantly attired, she lives in a princely mansion, and the guests were those I have been in the habit of working for, and been with since I have been in the city. The second was very gay, everything elaborate, the company quite gay, some very refined, some not so much so; I found persons there of every order. When I came to my third little bride, I found her very plain, but very intelligent. The house was plain, but was very neatly furnished; the front room, where she was married, was carpeted with a very neat three-ply carpet, on the walls hung the family pictures, and on the center table were books of all kinds, by which any one would know our little bride had applied herself well to her studies—and there was also, in the parlor, a piano, with some very choice and difficult pieces of music. In the next room, which was their dining-room, was a very neat home-made carpet and everything else was neat and nice. I went on to the kitchen; the tins on the wall looked like silver, and the floor was as white as a floor could be made. I did not know there could be so clean a house as that, in our smoky town. Though this lady was raised in this little spot, she now lives in a three story brick of her