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"Mysterious occurrence!"--"expected _incog_."
"To be viewed by cards only"--"a terrible fog."
"At eight in the morning the steam carriage starts"--
"Takes passengers now"--"to be finished in parts."
For amusement you never need be at a loss,
If you take a newspaper and read it across.
"Left in a cab, and"--"the number not known"
"A famous prize ox, weighing 200 stone"--
"He speaks with a lisp"--"has a delicate shape"--
"And had _on_, when he quitted, a Macintosh cape."
"For China direct, a fine"--"dealer in slops."
"To the curious in shaving"--"new way to dress chops."
"Repeal of the corn"--"was roasted for lunch"--
"Teetotal beverage "--"Triumph of PUNCH!"
For amusement you never need be at a loss,
If you take a newspaper and read it across.
* * * * *
A CON. BY DUNCOMBE.
"Why are four thousand eight hundred and forty yards of land obtained on
credit like a drinking song?"--"Because it's _an-acre-on-tic_."--"I think I
had you there!"
* * * * *
A WOOD CUT.
A correspondent of one of the morning papers exultingly observes, that the
_wood-blocks_ which are about being removed from Whitehall are in
_excellent condition_.
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