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-A little year oíd the other day nonplussed Hs inotlior by making the following iuquiry: " Mothcr, if a man is a Mister, aiu't a woman a Mistery ?" m i - - - i t - Tr Th ' mggers" who do the " rnenul" work at tKa Oupitol aro a nhrewd set of fellows. Tue.iday one of them was standing by one if the doorn of the h'iiife lookiagin at the tnembers. The diiir keeper said,- " Jim, tbay are tulking nbout niggers in thure." ' Wll," wat tha responso, ' dat's der business, Lor bias yon, if it waon't lor tlie niggurs der wouldn't be no Congres." JyS" A vpife, Imsö liusbai d recently started to visit the city of Washington, ïs represented to huve said, - " Novt, my dear, doo't mix with the public offioers in Washington - especially with their wive? You know about Sicklca?" Xff " T have fifty dollars in property," said an Irishmau to a youn? lawyer ; " but Bill Sinead has got a judsment agamst me, and I should like you to adviso how I can hide it away so he oannot get one cont? "' " Weíl," said the lau'yer, " make it over to H , your old employer." " And faith Pil do that," said Pat, burrying from the offiue. The next day our sprig of the law met Pat in the Street and gently reminded bim that he forgot to pay the suiall fee for the advice received. " And didn't your TTonor say I should give my property to Mr H , and so I have; and now you and Smead may get it from Mr. H if you can." $5jr" " Look liere, my boy, you are annoying me very mucii,1' said a nervous old gentleman to an urcliin who was munohing sugar candv at the tbeatre. - " No I ain't neithcr,1' returned the little urchin, " I'm hnawing this 'ere candy.