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id, "We love thee," and then followed in the language of the nursery rhyme, "Let's take a cup," said Greedy. "We'll sup before we go." "Su semblante, &c." His conceited look and white dress garnished with towels. "Peor esta, &c." I am out of the frying-pan into the fire. "Hombres, &c." Men of colossal figure put me into the street. "Y llevaron, &c." And carried me off at once. "Por falto, &c." For want of strength. "Y suenos, &c." Dreams are only dreams. [Footnote 2:] The town stands between two volcanos: one of fire, the other of water. * * * * * A HIT AT TWO HOUSES. There is this difference between the great tragedian at the Olympic and the great burlesque actor at the Princess's:--That whereas MR. ROBSON elevates burlesque into tragedy, MR. CHARLES KEAN lowers tragedy into burlesque. * * * * * BEARISH IMPUDENCE. The seizure of the Principalities by the Russian bear was an act of aggression which must be allowed to be unblushingly bear-faced. * * * * * PITY.--We have a great pity for a man who is ruining himself, but very little for the man who is ruined. * * * * * SABBATARIAN TEMPERANCE MEETING AT GLASGOW. [Illustration: A] A Numerous and highly influenced meeting took place last evening at Glasgow, to protest against the proposed opening of the Crystal Palace on Sundays, as being likely to lead to that of other instructive exhibitions, tending to seduce the people from the spirituous observance of the Sabbath. It is notorious that the sobriety of Scotland, generally, is particularly exemplified in the statistics of drunkenness at Glasgow. The assembly of Sabbatarians was held in the building appropriately denominated the National Temperance Hall. There were about a thousand persons present, though a gentleman on the platform declared that he saw twice as many. The chair having been taken by a MR. M'GLASHAN, or GREGALACH--we could not, as he himself gave the name, make out which--the proceedings commenced with an inarticulate solemnity. The Chairman then called upon MISS SMASHER--as we understood. He meant, however, MR. MAXSWILL, deacon and drysalter, who said--Gemman-ladies--hech!--that is, mabluvbraythren--an' sesthers--'a shink a neednafashmysel' to shplain zh' objeck o' zhis meet'n. (_Hum!_) 'Su mosportant
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