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Show WINTER STRAWBERRIES. 1 L was a bitter winter dav vflu n to ithe grocer's joint I went, to price the precigcsted hay, and buy a nutmeg for ja cent. 'These berries here," the gro-cer gro-cer said, "have Just been shippMj in bp express: they come from lands 5w,Mnriiat 18 dea(1-rora soutnern Florida, I guess. A box of these," the grocer cried, "will cost a dollar and a u?ira; and von m.nv nnt r,n,i wl'.i prido and folks will say you are I1 b,5,:d-".TJie village banker an bled! In, his whiskers full of snow and Ice-Buy Ice-Buy berries?" said he, "'twere a sin to couph up such a beastly price." 1 he loading lawyer came along and gjmd upon that pallid fruit, and said His head Is working wrong, who for such stuff would give a hoot." A half a dozen men of wealth passed up the berries thus, displayed; - they said twouhl undermine their health to pay thp price the ft0cer made And then the "ijlage tinsmith came and boueh? a bw, his eyes ngleam, he said "I'll ;tak. them to the dame, and she will jfl dish them up with cream." To moralize Sl' in doleful pitch I might proceed, but Mm bedtime's nigh, and wealthy men are always rich, and tinsmiths well, 'JBJ2 they're living high. , wafll |