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he says, Sir, will you stand another quar-
ter: Get away, says Mess John, and don't
trouble me. Leper says, I am sure you
may, for I am always twopence to your
penny.
THE END.
A N E C D O T E S.
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INCONVENIENCE OF A PETITION.
A reverend Gentleman, when visiting
his parishioners, was in one house first sal-
uted with the growling of a dog, and after-
wards by the cheering voice of a female,
d---ning the dog for his ill-breeding. He
advanced and enquired for the master of the
house. "What do ye want wi' that? said
the female. “We are wishing to see him,"
said the Reverend Gentleman, “will ye be
so good as bring him to us?” “I'll gang
nae sic an errand," said she; “ye may
gang doon to the market yoursel', an' ye'll
see him there: they're thrang killin' the
day. But what are ye wanting wi Pate,
if a body micht speir." “This is the min-
ister," said the elder who accompanied him,
“he is wishing to have some conversation
with Peter, and to put up a petition." "A
petition! a petition!” exclaimed the
