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 The deputation, through the medium of Ma.
 M'S1PAvN, put the question to M~n PoTrs
 as to hetherhe would like anything for
Shirself.


Having refused to answer this query:satisfac-
 torily MR. POTTS is offered the alternative of
 drinking off a tumbler of pure whisky, or of
 smoking MR. M'SPAVIN's meerschaum filled
 with the strongest and rankest shag tobacco.


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MR; POTTs having a great horror
 of smoking, chooses the for-
 mer alternative, and the
 whisky -causea his courage.;
 to rise;


whereupon he defies the whole.
 deputation to mortalombat,..


But, being attacked in the rear by
 the bull pap,


he rushes frantically into the street, pursued by
 the deputation.


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The policeiwho are always at hand when wanted, appear on the scene in
 large masses; and a general m ie -takesplaoe.,.


 PARLOUR MAGIC.
 A CURIOUS TRICK WITIT CADs.-Take a
pack of cards and divide them into twenty-
six packs, when you will find you have got
two cards in each pack. Ask anybody now
to think of a card, and when they tell you
the pack that it is in, you will be able to tell
them the card they have thought of; for if
they say it is not tb s- o at the bottom of
the pack, you are sure it is the one at the
top, which you proceed to show them to
their great astoniLminent. This is a feat
that will cause the utmost surprise, espe-
cially amongst those who have not the
slightest idea how it is performed.
 To axaB A SIXPENCE DISAPPFAR.-Turn
up your cuffs, and holding a sixpence firmly
between the thumb and finger, invite the
company to examine it carefully, and to
observe that you have no other concealed.
When they are satisfied on this point, openly
the door of timl apartment, and proceeding
to the nearest fruiterer' s, purchase with tho
same coin half-a-dozen penny oranges,
which you bring back to your audience and
hand round for examination. You will
thus have made the sixpence disappear in
a most effective manner.
 OUT OF Two LIQUIDs T PRODUCE A
SoLID.-Into a pint pewter measure pour,
in equal quantities, some of the best sYLou
you can procure from the nearest tavern nd
some of their best ale. This will produce,
when properly combined, the famous fluid
known to the ancient alchymists as diiiidiim
dcmidilmque, and familiar to the moderns
as half-and-half. You may now observe
that you are about to invest yourself with
the order of the Maltese Cross, and raising
the measure to your lips you may easily,
if in a hot room, which is the best for the
experiment, absorb the contents. You now
carefully withdraw your nose from the in-
terior of the pewter, and in so doing you
will have produced a solid out of two
liquids. N.B.--It is as well not to allow it
to be handled by the company.
 How TO MARR A PERSON TAKm A CARD.-
A number of persons being assembled


 CrLitA:-" OTi! Man. hrowv. I'ir so GLAD I'vE MST -oul H2Es's sUCH A
iMAGNIsFIcENT 14iasoZ0 Serjddcusis rsou To TO CARRYua DOME m UNE YOUR AR


together, either in a theatre or elsewhere,
you have only to inconvenience the gentle-
man next to you by treading on his toes,
punching him in the ribs, or compressing
Iis hat. He will observe you are "'no
gentleman," when you reply, "You're
another;" and now, uttering any cabalistic
phrases you please, he will take the card
that you offer him directly. Should he
refuse to do so at once; you must repeat the
cry of "no gentleman" till he does. This
is called forcing-a card. You may vary it
by the "nerve feat," which simply consists
in knocking him-down, or the turn-over
feat," in which you consign him to the care
of a policeman.

 HINTS TO YOUNG SPORTSMEN..
 1. ALways carryyour piece at full cock;
you will thus be prepared, for any emer-,
gency. Remember that a fine bird may be
lost in the time occupied in full-cocking.
 2. If you discharge your.piece acciden-
tally, and the charge enters your friends
body, make a point of apologizing imme-
diately. He will probably :express some
little irritation at first, but hecan scarcely
decline a handsome apology.
 3. The best wayto drypowder is to place
it in a warming panover a brisk fire. A
warming-pan is preferable to.a frying-pan,
as there is less danger from sparks. .
 4. To ascertain -whether you have, pro-
perly shotted, your piece, :point your gun
at your friend's retriever, at a distance, say,
offiftyyards. Pull-the trigger with a firm
but gentle pressure. If the dog howls and
then rolls over,.you may be sure that your
gun was properly shotted.
 5. Powderahould always be carried loose
in the trousers pockets, as a great deal of
valuable time is often lost in using a pow-
der-flask. Your pipe and vesuvians should
be carried elsewhere:.

 EXCITING SITUrTION.-Awful moment
while trying to hold in a runaway horse,
"when all traces- of the fugitive- had
vanished."


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