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 3 A. The only cure is to get out of the hearing of her, but the infallible r- emedy is to nail her tongue to a grow- ing tree, in the beginning of a cold winter night, and fo let it ftand till fun-rifing next morning fhe’ll become one the peaceableft women that ever lay by a man's fide. Q.What time of the year is it that there are moft holes open ? A. In harveft when there are moft ftubbles. Q. At what time is the cow heavieft? A. When the bull is on her back. Q. Who was the good man’s muckle cow’s calf’s mother. A. None but the muckle cow herherfelf. Q. What is the likeft thing to a man and a horfe? A. A tailor on a mare’s back. Q. What is the hardeft dinner that a tailor ever laid his teeth on A. His own goofe, though never fo well boiled and roafted. Q. How many tods tails will it take to reach to the moon ? A. One, if it be long enough.