| Show A atwelle tw elvi poil pound t a 1 A returned californian Califor niah relates the following I 1 good one 0 f i duj n the landlord ofa hotel built up of boards and located hear near the sokulk diggings was presen ted by his wife with atwelle pound boyi boyichich which coming td the ear of a wag he circulated the story that the host a twelve pound chunk 1 which ran like wildfire through tinh tigh ithe the place and created an excitement A few feil weeks afterwards a miner from another quarter having heard of the twelve chunk arrived at the hotel abd abda ahda at tonce once made application PP to the landlady for lodging hen heri husband not being present she the tend tended edthe the guesta when the following conversation which should be prefaced by the remark that the 81 story lory had exploded sever several aldays alays flays be before forem forer his big arrival vail vall and the landlady had enjoyed the isell bell with the resta 4 i 1 l it t was your husbands hu maiami it who go got t the twelve pound poland chunk I 1 i f e a i f he had some helal believe replied she with a sly look i ri I 1 r ll 11 i m f jt i yes I 1 seso where dig digging gino oh thies thaes x r f bpi iri yes I 1 a pose it is replied t the miner hn thinks links ti hell get another theia theta donahe don the til oil i w inn irn eldont ld ont know what rethinks he thinks know he be wont nt if ac ril uk fl think it is probable it is possible c i 11 ti li i m fr 4 so they say bay i u i i il air fio the miner here paused awhile andia andla last ast af afi i ter some reflection he sald said saidi j i n 1 I spose sethe the chunks gone aint ftp it fi oh no its in the other room should you ii like ilke ke to see e il it aj wein well I 1 shoula abhi aarni tai lai n t laying kayin round lound loose is it not ex exactly artly r p ii eti vii e the landwe a browing 1 gaiti open the door for there ihei it is fj m ill ili ecra al q the miner winer ben vav e r when a A pair 0 fa c fists were exi exl extended and ad giving g th tik jolly land 1 lady one look lock he hii lef leffet for fot P pars krs irs unknown ekno n |