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asferis itself at urseasonable times. It is any number of books you like, ap even to a told in the "Lifs of John Worley" that be thousand, set from seran to twelve feat THE FRENCH SOLDIER
and his brother early in their careor set apars apart. There is oon in the large basket The French soldier is allowed two meals a one particular day to sing hymns together forrard, hat there it shall remain. We will day; the first at vise in the morning, and in the fields. They went forth for their be content with three-book lines, ach book. the second at four in the afternoon. Stowed solemn exarcies full of devotion, but ag one) fasts
fastened to
Bea, a coppersmivalled snood. A mation is a frequent dish, On Thursdaye of them raised the sacred strain he was you who may be induced to try this sport, and Sundays the best in baked with pota- truck with the absurdity of the that your swiecie are always in good order, thes
for the conger is a pinguey boat when he butchers of the locality where the barracks his companion soon contributed a are eituste,
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TIN KOWLOON FERRY.
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BEE Dailyasa Ferry Boat botwoon Pandan's
SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR.
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BAYONET, $6, all velias of TAT-EL-KERIR, WEART and TELM-TRA-TAUT at the following Allany
around it. All joints are bought of the|and burst out laughing, and to that
docan't
wish to come on board, and will Also REVOLVER in use, by SMITH &hors:--This Time Tabla will take sfoot from Alaine
with his
going order; or the lot, $50. Also a quantity of
WEEK DAYS.
aaf anldiers told off for share. The brothers had to go bomo that wese ofngs and tarsings, make WESSONS, COST £5 5., for $10, all in splendid the 15th April, 1897.
and weighed before On several uther wre ions they tried it, but! let him twins our hos if the swivels do not cancelled FORCION POSTAGE STAMPS, for Lovas
the parpozo; and they tako
in
cera that the day with their pious resolution unachiored. a
This
barmless. And now, after nearly an hour's ran, we have arrived at the place where we and the conger hope to meet-that is, wo hope so meet the serpente; they, no doubt, could diepenne with our company. It is but the work of a minute or two, and the saile are down and properly reefoil, while the killick of is rushing down at the end of 90 fathers of
by hatches
meat is properly chogen they
Tad after repeated failures gare it Every Friday praser rad
・up. This! they marry it away. ment is given out, for the sake of mirth bad certainly nothing to do with economy.
hat in order that the stock which
Кулютіну.
The laughter of children in is kept in the event of war shall be con- church at the alightest contratemps in the toually replenished. A very common dish course of a service is due to the same cause. consists of a piece of boiled most placed It is not that their sense of the lydiarena is upon haricot beans, rico, mashed potatoes, or keenar; in fact, this quality generally comes meazani. Every morning in winter a small with maturity. But it is that the strain of is quantity
black coffee and brandy is remaining quiet for a long time is more stout ropa, perhaps to fall clean, like a Berved out, and this is also in povere, and any opportunity of relaxation bombshell, into the midst of some fiaby gamer during the routes or when more irresistible. Their elders see nothing family party. Only a killick, which is A regiment is on the march. Each man so very comiua in the fact of a perazon bae a loaf weighing three pounds given standing up at the wrong moment, or even
n
with
dono
tobacco-not
Â
The sources
A
we
nothing more then a big atone, dan atfolg be gaad for mooring on rocky ground like this, to him every other day. The bread is made of a dog straying in through an open door, for the shouses are ten to ous if you drop an partly from rye and partly from hent, and But, then, enforced attention is not such anchor proper you will never get it up again.
a colour is
is very dark. The Government an
effort to
to them
A few minutes more and we bave four fines) provides the araly
of
is all twelve books-overboard, each bait- laughter are, indeed, as gratuitonsly, but. at a very cheap rate. different as its quality, and we judge of the ed with tempting piece of aquid, well Every fortnight the soldier is entitled to one much more accurately than of the other. beaten to make is tender; for the conger, a large packet weighing about the fifth part Thers are to better passports to the though voratione, is withal a particular at a pound in return for three sous. This goodwill of fellow men than the gift
and likes not his of
not his meat
tough. to barco is the genuine exporal; it
hearty, ringing, musical laugh, and fow very
Now, then, comes the supreme, and as yet Contae, and ig
smoked in pipes men are perhaps, unora formidable and more
have any anarawerable question-Shall we because of the dificulty of maling cigarettes sixtansted than those who consume their luck? It would not be the Srel sime that with
it. No wine is given to the French own laughter, or at least restrain it to the had kopt a weary and fruitless vigi). oldier, nor any alcoholic liquor except the liesit of their sleave. Indeed, the power to Often before bad we see the gloaming fade small quantity of brandy already mentioned, appra
quietly and tenderly away, and, hours after, approcinta thee, and to show that He therefore drinks water
bia meals, you do so, is
one of the budiAD the golden exhalations of the dawn" bagla and,
if he has the weane, takes his wine oat
ine pat gifts that philosophers love with to
to rias, without our having bad so much as об деств It is understood, that every
every definitions bare seized it. Wa area eolitory nibble, or anything to iudicato Frenchman shall full! his period of military fold that man is an animal who can laugh that there was a single conger within & service without
the afortunately
For the philosopher (and radius of 80 miles. The conditions seem But, although the law is explicit on the point, it
not strictly perhap for the
the human race) he shares this more favourable now.. It ie euch
night an carried out. The coldier receives from passesion with the whole monkey tribe, and the conger loses, for, unlike some other Government are goua day, and it is paid perhaps siso with the unamiable
inhabitants.o
1.of Lue deep
unsettled westber to bim every ave days. This is his pocket tyenas. The defuition of (4) A
generally sate him well on the feed. But, zzoney, and it will be allowed that he carpet animal places ue in the difficulty of defining to much excess with it. Those, however, laughter itself, which is a scarcely less who are pear and friendless buvo various peribus feat. Man would see, however,
mel pretty Bagreed I that the
them
with
facilities afforded
be all , provided that their general condust be good, for earning money,
LAUGHTER.
very
upon
of
in the
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all the some, this night it looks as if voUARANTEED the very best Quality were doomed to be disappointed. For two HOLLAND GENEVER or GIN in Cases hours we sit tossing about, shipping a small of One Dozan or less, White Crystal Glass
the Li Becosa/lates the grinslag ses now and then, which
Alo OENEVER in Stone Bottles and of an ape and the gibbering of a hyena do of the pump, and still our friends below, if PURSBANEN BITTEES, not quite amount to laughter, se they do they are indeed there, make no sign, not spring From the sources which we re have bad and bread and choose, and
pipes, There is a familiar definition of cognine and ober. Without wishing to dia- whisky and water, and more pipes, and laughter, or rather of the case of laughter, parage a dues from whom we are aid to be we are just gloomily discussing the propriety
dancanded, it
, it may still be doubted whether of taking another pull at the far, just to Nelle, (Rotterdam.) which is much more frequently quoted than understood. The definition ascribes it to a monkey could understand a good story, and keep up our spirits, when Pull, pull, sense of the incongruous, unaccompanied any one who bas heard the laughing of like I won't say what)--I shout, as a 146:
jusale
tremendous jerk fairly drags with a painful association. All genisa yenas at uight in an Indian
the line out of ughter is sudden, and everyono es admit that there is very little mirth
who like the hand of F
› most amatoæra, fatigue at a repeated joke It is
chorus. After all, man is perhaps the one has become negligent through deferred hope. whether any andiance could enjoy the same submal who laughs; and perhaps, tou, of Fortunately the line is well fast round ceo farce three rights running. But the all the tours that are applied to charactar, of the thwarte,
and in two seconds Peter bas congruity is the main point; and, in the best teat of the man himself is the jumped up and is giving a tremendous tug establishing or promoting this, association source and the quality of that laugh.-Globe.ut tho cord, wailo we all pray that is has not of ideas lands ita subtle aid. A few seNKONA
been struck too late. Noter, if want 10 the Chinese Anbɛesador was ana fancy
firm wake sure of a
conger, fail to Leop ball, in his own appropriate cost
The dostume.
haud on your line, for unless yon strike at dreases of almost all nationalities were repre- Far out on the horizon, as far as the ope the right moment the chances are at least dresers seated at the gathering, but at one of them can as in the fading light, there is a thin even that his congership will twist himself the Ambresador was observed to be mored white line which to the initiated botokens off, or be able to run for the shelter of some to irresistible laughter. And what was most that a decidedly lively son is
and convenient stone, from beneath which strange was that it was at the dress of a in the air is dust peculiar sighing sound way try in rain to dislodge him. The hook, Chinaman. There
were some very fanny which admouisbes the fisherman, first, not however, is clearly fast in this one, and as costumes in the room, but there bad noso pat out at all, or, if he needs must and Peter, with no little exertion, drags him to effect upon him. When, however, be saw will, to see that everything is particularly the surface, evan my experienced nerves what was presumably his own countryman, taut and shipshape before he passes the tingle with excitement as I stand, gaff in he laughed with as much beartiness as was beace of the breakwater. Yonder, sovan band, ready to strike the moment his hand cansialent with the dignity of an Oriental miles away, we can still see the white-crested shows above the water.
tho
evening Ambassador. Later in his wreakers in their ceaseless and impetuous and the gaff is deep in his side, and the DE
the source explained
rush against the time-scarred cliffs of Sark
ELIR
AFTER CONGER.
rapning; add
Jon
Another monenz
A few
-
R-cretary
conger is twisting and twirling my wrist It eems the onseker had quite unconsciously bore in the uling are a cheese-meres and a most ofl. But goon, all is over, Haused the dress of a Chinese woman. couple of oatters making what speed they Here, clearly, it was the incongruous, que con to reach the friendly shelter of the companied with any painful association, that otaincus clouds are driving laughter. It is clear the dress was westwards as if in a hurry to exarteks she not in itself ludicrous, as the rest of the setting sun and obscure the faint glories of company could not make out the source of the dying day; and the gannets and galls the merriment. Probably for the and cormorants sersam abrilly so they flash reason every Englishman has laughed the to and fro close in shore--sure presage of first time he has seen a sweep in a German dirty weather. village wearing a
ntall hat. Nothing could he morn unexpected or more incongruous, This, that we have been considering is the most popular explanation of laughter, and probably the truest'ope.
Thero
same and
we_gor
who
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more lashes and twists and gaopa on the floor of the boat, and then a rigorous tap on the bead and auther the kasek him silly. But thengh he lies for the moment still, he is not dead ret, and më ek- claim loudly against the ineffable stupidity of F, who is actually going to put bis hand into those formidable jaws in order to disgorga
the hook. Peter, after a
couple Shall we got Shall we risk it? Tares more taps to make sure, bows him how to out of the four of us have gone out upon do it with a disgorger, and then, having the deep watere under similar circumstances measured our prize ass féund him to be of before, and, being experienced, we hesitate, the very respectable dimensions of three feet The fourth, whe doesn't so much as know four inches long and over ten inches in girth, ia aunther, less complimentary to the differónce between a marlinepike and we consi
we consign him to the well, and somewhat the innutenes of wirth. It attributes jibboom,
And who 'ie noder the gradgingly congratulate F, upon dra laughter to a certain form of vanity, to a impression; that to take a root means to ing firat blood. Always is it thus with the sudnen
dvBlora. glory over the thing or the person throw something overboard, is, of
However, this capture broke the lauslied at This, indeed, ruba it, not strongly is faroar of setting off without
it iu a drum, and merely of its innocence, but of its aynpathy, delay. But to lam rang oration, two hours' spell of ill lack. We celebrated THE HOUSEHOLD COMPANIONS,
for the rest of our stay had We pass, when we adopt it, from mirth in being engaged in noxious couvaltation with fair apart, though the first was the biggest eynicism. Mr. Wage was anked—says our sturdy old piscatorial mentor,
F Thackeray, describing the guests at a dinner answers to the name of Poter, and is folla, however, vaught no more, bat
was not grievously displeased. party-because he was so clever; and Mr. of Channel Island fish tore that may not be two, wherent I am ashamed to confess I Bait was, asked to meet Mr. Wagg. This fourd in books. Behind us as we talk I can
And now the star-diste hinted at maro," running down of a victim for the applause beat one of the group of bystanders apply The presage of storm bad not been fulfilled, si a company in certainly the least attractive to as the uncomplimentary term of un tas and with the fall of the tide the-wind had form of laughter, and the merriment that do bates-a prek of!
f fools with a very strong fallen too. Over the rocky battlements of arises from it may be due to the perseption egithat in the middle, which I omit. But Sark were flashing up the first faint streaks especially as I am of orange and purple and ray rad, and as of the incongruous, but cortainly not to it this I concinde to
accompanied with painful associations. more that half convinced thight, the day broke and the shadows Had away Now, it is curious that, this kind of aughter Yet the temptation is strong, and the human there came with sense of freakness and the Office of this Papor.
weak. belongs at once to a high intellectual and to nature of Oshermen is
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antable, oil ekinu stowed away, the axila, no entint was not sparen: till the unfortunate stout lines, every strand of which we know longer rested, once more boisted, the killick Even onn be trusted; and squid, of which we dragged up, and so recliving at ease, with operated upon was present to be then the laughter is cold and artificial. It happend upon a small shoal yesterday, and contemplative pipe is mouth, we gectly is rather galvanic than explosive, and is, wherewith we hope to lure the wily conger glided homewarde, entering the harbor of indeed, based on
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