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24 ming it in the face of the audience. He did so-by producing a pair of boots, and cutting the feet off

A lady asked a very silly Scotch nobleman, how i happened that the Scots who came out of their ow country, were generally speaking, men of more a bilities than those who remained at home. Oh madam, said he, the reason is obvious. At ever outlet there are persons stationed to examine who pass, that for the honour of the country, one be permited to leave it, who is not a man understanding' Then said she, I suppose yo Lordship was smuggled.

When Sir Elijah Impey was on his passage fr India, as he was one day walking the deck it hav blown pretty hard the precediny day, a shark playing by the side of the ship. Having nevers such an object before, he called to one of the sai to tell him what it was. Why, replied the I don't know what name they know 'em by ash but here we call 'em sen lawyers.

A sailor coming across Blackheath one eve was stoped oy a foot-pad, who demanded his m when a scuffle ensuing; the tar seized the robber meeting some people, they persuaded him to away with his prize to a justice of the peal Woolwich, which the car did. When the mag came to examine into the assault, he said he take his oath that the robber put him in bodily otherwise he could not commit him. The looking steadfastly at the justice, answered He him, he put me in bodily ſear! No. nor any ever lived; therefore if that is the case, yo let him go-for damn me if I swear to any sw

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