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 10 will you observe most of a natural law ? A. The hare and the hind meet at one certain day in the year ; the broad goose lays her first egg on Fastern’s Even, old stile ; the crows begin to build their: nests the first of March, old stile; the swans observe matrimony, and if the fe- male die, the male dares not take up with another, or the rest will put him to death; all the birds in general join in pairs and keep so; but the dove resembled the adul- derer, for when the one turns old be pays her away and takes another; the lo- custs observe military order and march in bands; the frogs resemble pipers and preachers, for the young ride the old to death. Q. Who are the merriest and heartiest people in the world ? A. The sailors, for they’ll he singing and cursing one another, when the waves, their graves, are going over their heads. Q. Which are the disorderliest crea- lures in battle ? A. Cows and dogs, for they all fall upon them that are neathmost. Q. Who are the vainest sort of people in the world ? A. A barber, a tailor, a young soldier and poor dominie.