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Show And now it appears that a man who wauled a post tradcrship made a present to the president of a pair 0' Indian ponies. They were little ones, I and very likeiy nothing will be done about it. la like; manner the watch given to Mrs. Cirant by Uen. Ingalls signified nothing, because it was a very small watch. XlKse things remaind us of the - scene between the mother of Midshipman Midship-man Easy and a young woman who applied lor the situation of wet nurse, L as described by Cant. Marryat: "X'ray, young woman," said Mrs. Easy, "what is jour name?" , "Sarah, if you please, ma'am." 't "How long have you been married?" "Married, ma'am.'" "Yes, married." "If you please, ma'am, I had a misfortune, mis-fortune, ma'am," replied the girl, casting down her eyes. "What, have you not been married?" "No, ma, am, not yet." "Good heavens! Dr. Middicton, " what can you mean by bringing this person here?" exclaimed Mrs. Easy. ' Not a married woman ami she has a childl" "If you please, ma'am," inter-! inter-! r up ted the young woman, droppiug I. a curtcey, "it was a very little one." "A very little one!" exclaimed Mrs. Easy. "Yes, ma'am, very email, indiitd." Perhaps Mr. Belknap will plead in t his defeuce that in selling post truder-ehipa truder-ehipa it was a very email buisncssthat - he was engaged in; though itiecmato have paid him a very handsome sum in the aggregate. N. Y. Sun. |