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The Book of Noodles.

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He was going on, when a bystander inter-rupted him by remarking that he seemed tounderstand going on all- fours. Exceedinglywell," said he," as you shall see;" and offhe shuffled, in that posture, amidst theunbounded laughter of the spectators.

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Enough! enough!" said the president." What we have both heard and seen goesa great way in his favour. But let us nowhear what the next has to say for himself inproof of his stupidity." The second accord-ingly began by expressing his confidence thatif what they had just heard appeared to themto be deserving of the salutation of thesoldier, what he had to say would changetheir opinion.

Story of the Second Brahman.

Having got my hair and beard shaven oneday, in order to appear decent at a publicfestival of the Bráhmans, which had beenproclaimed throughout the district, I desiredmy wife to give the barber a penny for histrouble. She heedlessly gave him a couple.I asked him to give me one of them back,but he refused. Upon that we quarrelled,and began to abuse each other; but thebarber at length pacified me, by offering, inconsideration of the double fee, to shavemy wife also. I thought this a fair way of