Show of the quaintest quain test of all now years customs and one which is still observed in some of the northern counties of england is called going about with a vassel cup poor women and girls desirous of obtaining charity take two dolls representing the virgin mother and the infant jesus and go about from house to house during the week before now years singing a quaint old carol and as its conclusion presenting for tho receipt of alms a small cup which is known as a vessel cup to tarn one of these vessel cup singers un re quitted from your door is to forfeit all good health and good fortune for the approaching new year nearsighted near sighted artist B tova theres a glorious subject just wait till I 1 sketch it a beautiful amber and gold sunset with a white cloud slowly moving to the right if S could get that on canvas as it should be it would be worth a fortune farmers by what yeal king my redheaded red headed sister over there on a rock cloud is tho old whito horse a eating grass mr irvington the only thing that keeps mo from going on the stage is the which have to ba attended to im told miss footlight oh you pay somebody to go through all that drudgery for you in your case I 1 should think it would do quite as well A retort containing in gold was placed an fn a bank for safekeeping at central city col the other day tho gold was produced pred in a dinglo day by one mine and tho amount iv the greatest ever taken from any mine in the same length of time bishop on his semiannual semi annual round so you dont remember rem embar me bobby bobby N no air bishop 1 I remember you very well indeed bobby that so well why you bring mo something 0 fr mexicans have a nice delicate way of saying even unpleasant things A young mexican lady talk mg with a prisoner in the penitentiary politely asked how long do you expect te bo away from home C he may I 1 assist you to the cheese mies vassar miss vassar j graduated thanks no I 1 am very comfortable where 1 am but you may assist abo cheese to me if you will adhn who like music saya that tho most pleasant artiste he over heard was a young jomaa who was asked to g ing and refused i r the following story is told of a virginia gentleman rather advanced in years who was about to be united in marriage jo J o a lady much his junior going to pay her a visit just before her wedding her old colored mammy came into the parlor eager to malco the acquaintance of the future lord and master of her young lady well aunt chide said the gentleman after the preliminary greeting what do you think bucys lucys choice now youve seen him hikes you mighty web mas john fur as avo seen you replied aunt chloe after a moments deliberation but too old for miss lucy too eld aunt chloea exclaimed the gentleman somewhat discomfit ted by aunt chloes unexpected i candor you dont amow what you are talling about straightening himself up why am just in my prime P yes sir T ecea you is replied the still aunt chloe but when miss its ia her prime arhar you gwine be len |