ve such _bad_ constitutions that all the
physicians in the world can't save them, and the other six have so
_good_ constitutions that all the physicians in the world can't kill
them."

MCXLVII.--A REASON FOR RUNNING AWAY.

OWEN MOORE has run away,
Owing more than he can pay.

MCXLVIII.--LEGAL EXTRAVAGANCE.

"HURRAH! Hurrah!" cried a young lawyer, who had succeeded to his
father's practice, "I've settled that old chancery suit at
last."--"_Settled it_!" cried the astonished parent, "why I gave you
that as _an annuity_ for your life."

MCXLIX.--A CLAIM ON THE COUNTRY.

"AS you do not belong to my parish," said a clergyman to a begging
sailor, with a wooden leg, "you cannot expect that I should relieve
you."--"Sir," said the sailor, with a noble air, "I lost my leg fighting
for _all parishes_."

MCL.--PLAIN SPEAKING.

GEORGE II., who was fond of Whiston the philosopher, one day, during his
persecution, said to him, that, however right he might be in his
opinions, he had better suppress them. "Had Martin Luther _done so_,"
replied the philosopher, "your majesty would not have been on the throne
of England."

MCLL.--THE PLURAL NUMBER.

A BOY being asked what was the plural of "penny," replied, with great
promptness and simplicity, "_two-pence_."

MCLII.--MAULE-PRACTICE.

A MAN having broken open a young lady's jewel-case (the offence was
differently described in the indictment), pleaded that he had done so
with consent. "In the future," said Mr. Justice Maule, "When you receive
a lady's consent under similar circumstances, get it, if possible, _in
writing_."

MCLIII.--VERY LIKELY.

AN English officer lost his leg at the battle of Vittoria, and after
suffering amputation with the greatest courage, thus addressed his
servant who was crying, or pretending to cry, in one corner of the room,
"None of your hypocritical tears, you idle dog; you know you are very
glad, for now you will have only _one boot_ to clean instead of _two_."

MCLIV.--MUCH ALIKE.

A SAILOR was asked, "Where did your father die?"--"In a storm," answered
the sailor. "And your grandfather?"--"He was drowned."--"And your
great-grandfather?"--"He perished at sea."--"How, then," said the
questioner, "dare you go to sea, since all your ancestors perished
there? You needs must be very rash."--"Master," replied the sailor, "do
me the favor of telling me wher