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Telegraph_.
A correspondent, writing upon House of Commons' notepaper, assures us
that the above passage is a gross exaggeration.
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"Charlie D. (Westminster).--We answer you in the words of
Cassius, 'A plague of both your houses.'"--_Town Topics_.
Were not the words those of _Mercutio_ when he had failed to set up a
Business Government in Verona?
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"Apply weed-killers to garden walks and drives, using every
precaution against domestic fowls and other bird-eating
worms."--_Irish Gardening_.
Very careless of St. Patrick to leave these ornithophagous reptiles at
large.
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"Wanted, Few Men to travel with Hobby Horses.--Apply Murphy's
Steam Galloping Horses, Abbeyleix, Queen's Co."--_Irish
Independent_.
Now we understand Mr. Ginnell's sudden decision to quit Westminster.
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