Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 36, December 3, 1870 by Various
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French for FRANK BUTLER'S black-and-tan terriers?
_Answer_.--We cannot perceive much difference between NEY and BRAY. _Artichoke_.--You are mistaken in supposing total deafness to be an indispensable qualification in a candidate for the position of prompter to a theatre. _Flippertygibbet_.--How is the belligerent attitude of the Russian Bear likely to affect the New York money market? _Answer_.--Turn a rushin' bear into any market, and see what the result will be. _Paterfamilias_.--I am the unhappy father of three brace of twins, and wish to dispose of one out of each brace. Can you advise me in the matter? _Answer_.--If you don't mind being put in the Lockup, perhaps you had better apply to "Dr." LOOKUP. _Sad-you-See_.--We cannot sympathize with you in your wail about the markets being "flat." Wait a while, patiently, and they will come "round." _Peter Dole_.--Your questions about cooking turkeys for Thanksgiving Day are so multitudinous, that we can only reply to them generally. In Europe it is the usage for Crowned Heads and their families, only, to eat sausages with their turkey; and, if ever the true story of the Man with the Iron Mask comes to be unveiled, it is more than likely that the |
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