No tedium vitae round him lowers,
The charms of contrast wing his hours,
And every scene embellish:—­
From prison, City, care set free,
He tastes his present liberty
With keener zest and relish.

New Monthly Mag.

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THE GATHERER.

A snapper up of unconsidered trifles.

SHAKSPEARE.

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ACCOMMODATION FOR THREE HALFPENCE.

A gentleman on a wet evening entered the bar of an inn, and while standing before the fire, called to a servant girl who had come to receive his orders, “Margaret, bring me a glass of ale, a clean pipe, a spitoon, a pair of snuffers, and the newspaper.  And Margaret, take away my great coat, carry it into the kitchen, and hang it before the fire to dry, and dry my umbrella, and tell me what o’clock it is; and if Mr. Huggins should come in, request him to come this way, for I think ’tis near seven, and he promised to meet me at that hour.  And Margaret, get me change for a sovereign, and see that all the change is good, take for the glass of ale out of it, and put the coppers in a piece of paper.  And Margaret, tell Jemima to bring some more coals, take away the ashes, and wipe the table.  And Margaret, pull down the blinds, shut the door, and put-to the window-shutters.”—­N.B.  The gentleman had his own tobacco.

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TWO EVILS, (EXTEMPORE.)

  Can man sustain a greater curse
  Than to possess an empty purse? 
  Yes, with abundance to be blest,
  And not enjoy the pow’r to taste.

G.K.

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EPIGRAM, FROM THE GERMAN.

  If one has served thee, tell the deed to many? 
  Hast thou served many?—­tell it not to any.

J.L.S.

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A GENTLEMAN.

To tell the reader exactly what class of persons was meant to be designated by the word gentleman, is a difficult task.  The last time we heard it, was on visiting a stable to look at a horse, when, inquiring for the coachman, his stable-keeper replied, “He has just stepped to the public-house along with another gentleman.”

The following is the negro’s definition of a gentleman:—­“Massa make de black man workee—­make de horse workee—­make de ox workee—­make every ting workee, only de hog:  he, de hog, no workee; he eat, he drink, he walk about, he go to sleep when he please, he liff like a GENTLEMAN.”

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“VERY BAD.”

Why are washer-women, busily engaged, like Adam and Eve in Paradise? 
Because they are so-apy (so happy).