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Chit Chat.
noble daughter , the blue-eyed Duty ; each seeking her for his bride . But Duty , svon by the energy of To-Day , cared not for his younger brother , the dreamy To-Morrosv . So she mated svith the first-born , and Virtue , her loving mother , blessed their union . Then To-Morrosv , moved by Envy , svent sorrosving to his father , Time , and the grey-beard folding him in his shadosvy arms , dresv his ill-gifted boy to his bosom , and thus consoled him : — " Grieve notmy childthat the greater vigour
, , of thy brother hath found more favour than thyself in the eyes of tlie grace maided , Duty— grieve not , for I svill give unto thee for thy partner , gay Folly , her , svhose laughing looks and merry mood hath svon her countless follosvers , and svhose realm is all the svorld . And , as a dosver , I decree that tsvice the third part of that which belongs to Duty and To-Day , shall henceforth be set apart for Folly and To-Morrosv . " But svhen even-handed Virtue heard the harsh resolveindignant that svhat
, was rightfully her children ' s should be transferred to others , she ordained that the first-born of Folly and To-Morrosv should dispossess them of their marriage-portion . And svhen the child svas born they called it—PROCRASTINATION . — The Good Genius , that turned everything into Gold ..
THE FARCE OF GUY FAWKES . —On the morning of the day of opening parliament , at eleven o ' clock , Sir Augustus Clifford , Mr . Pulman , antl Captain Kincaid , ssdth a party of yeomen of her A'fajesty ' s Body Guard , made the usual search in the vaults beneath the House of Lords , preparatory to the opening of parliament . j ^ What fun all this ! Will the same farce continue to be played in the cellars of the nesv houses of parliament ? Perhaps the ghost of the immaculate Jamie svill place other barrels there than contain gunposvder ! —ED . 1
A LESSON . —A parson , svho could better preach of patience than practice it , ss'as alsvays irritated svhen he found his grandchildren in his stutly . One day one of these little children svas standing b y his mother ' s side , and she svas speaking to him of heaven . " Ala , " said he , " I don ' t svant to go to heas'en . " " Don ' t svant to go to heaven , my son ! " " No , ma , I ' m sure I don ' t . " "Whynot , my son ? " "Why grandpa svill be there , svon ' t he ? " " Why , yes , I hope he svill . " "Well , just as soon as he sees us , he svill come scolding along . " £ Hosv like the truth is the impression of childhood . —ED . ]
A LOCAL INTEREST . —A Cambridge paper says that the unnamed planet , though three millions of miles distant , possesses , svhen at that distance , a strong local interest . MARRIAGE . —Taunton , Feb . —At Wivelscombe , by the Rev . H . Ruddock :, A . M ., John Ruddock , Esq ., late Mayor of Bridgewater , to Laura Eliza , youngest daughter of Henry Sully , Esq ., M . D ., surgeon extraordinary to his Alajesty the King of Hanover . The svorthdoctor is the
y oldest Freemason in the Province of Somerset , and is a Past Deputy Grand Alaster of that province , —one svho lias laboured hard in the Masonic vineyard , and produced good fruit " an hundred-fold . " The svedding breakfast ss'as honoured by the presence of Lady Adams , Aliss Elford , the Alisses Harvey , Air . and Airs . Luscombe , & c , all anxious to offer their respect and best svishes to the amiable bride , and her equally estimable partner " for better for worse . "
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Chit Chat.
noble daughter , the blue-eyed Duty ; each seeking her for his bride . But Duty , svon by the energy of To-Day , cared not for his younger brother , the dreamy To-Morrosv . So she mated svith the first-born , and Virtue , her loving mother , blessed their union . Then To-Morrosv , moved by Envy , svent sorrosving to his father , Time , and the grey-beard folding him in his shadosvy arms , dresv his ill-gifted boy to his bosom , and thus consoled him : — " Grieve notmy childthat the greater vigour
, , of thy brother hath found more favour than thyself in the eyes of tlie grace maided , Duty— grieve not , for I svill give unto thee for thy partner , gay Folly , her , svhose laughing looks and merry mood hath svon her countless follosvers , and svhose realm is all the svorld . And , as a dosver , I decree that tsvice the third part of that which belongs to Duty and To-Day , shall henceforth be set apart for Folly and To-Morrosv . " But svhen even-handed Virtue heard the harsh resolveindignant that svhat
, was rightfully her children ' s should be transferred to others , she ordained that the first-born of Folly and To-Morrosv should dispossess them of their marriage-portion . And svhen the child svas born they called it—PROCRASTINATION . — The Good Genius , that turned everything into Gold ..
THE FARCE OF GUY FAWKES . —On the morning of the day of opening parliament , at eleven o ' clock , Sir Augustus Clifford , Mr . Pulman , antl Captain Kincaid , ssdth a party of yeomen of her A'fajesty ' s Body Guard , made the usual search in the vaults beneath the House of Lords , preparatory to the opening of parliament . j ^ What fun all this ! Will the same farce continue to be played in the cellars of the nesv houses of parliament ? Perhaps the ghost of the immaculate Jamie svill place other barrels there than contain gunposvder ! —ED . 1
A LESSON . —A parson , svho could better preach of patience than practice it , ss'as alsvays irritated svhen he found his grandchildren in his stutly . One day one of these little children svas standing b y his mother ' s side , and she svas speaking to him of heaven . " Ala , " said he , " I don ' t svant to go to heas'en . " " Don ' t svant to go to heaven , my son ! " " No , ma , I ' m sure I don ' t . " "Whynot , my son ? " "Why grandpa svill be there , svon ' t he ? " " Why , yes , I hope he svill . " "Well , just as soon as he sees us , he svill come scolding along . " £ Hosv like the truth is the impression of childhood . —ED . ]
A LOCAL INTEREST . —A Cambridge paper says that the unnamed planet , though three millions of miles distant , possesses , svhen at that distance , a strong local interest . MARRIAGE . —Taunton , Feb . —At Wivelscombe , by the Rev . H . Ruddock :, A . M ., John Ruddock , Esq ., late Mayor of Bridgewater , to Laura Eliza , youngest daughter of Henry Sully , Esq ., M . D ., surgeon extraordinary to his Alajesty the King of Hanover . The svorthdoctor is the
y oldest Freemason in the Province of Somerset , and is a Past Deputy Grand Alaster of that province , —one svho lias laboured hard in the Masonic vineyard , and produced good fruit " an hundred-fold . " The svedding breakfast ss'as honoured by the presence of Lady Adams , Aliss Elford , the Alisses Harvey , Air . and Airs . Luscombe , & c , all anxious to offer their respect and best svishes to the amiable bride , and her equally estimable partner " for better for worse . "