Hibernior_, it is to Ireland that we look
for the finest examples of bulls, and we
do not usually look in vain.

It is in a Belfast paper that may be
read the account of a murder, the result
of which is described thus: ``They fired
two shots at him; the first shot killed
him, but the second was not fatal.''
Connoisseurs in bulls will probably say that
this is only a blunder. Perhaps the
following will please them better: ``A man
was run down by a passenger train and
killed; he was injured in a similar way a
year ago.''

Here are three good bulls, which fulfil
all the conditions we expect in this branch
of wit. We know what the writer means,
although he does not exactly say it. This
passage is from the report of an Irish
Benevolent Society: ``Notwithstanding
the large amount paid for medicine and
medical attendance, very few deaths

occurred during the year.'' A country
editor's correspondent wrote: ``Will you
please to insert this obituary notice? I
make bold to ask it, because I know the
deceased had a great many friends who
would be glad to hear of his death.'' The