_The College, Torkington-on-the-Marsh_.
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[Illustration: _Usher (the Court having been much annoyed by the
shuffling of feet)._ "Will ye hould yer tongues up there with yer feet
in the gallery!"]
[Illustration: _Irish Landlord (to his agent, who has been to London as
a witness)._ "And did ye mix much in society, Murphy?"
_Mr. Pat Murphy._ "Mix is it? Faix I did that, every night of the whole
time, and they said they'd niver tasted anything like it!"]
[Illustration: "Whatever have you been doing with yourself, Murphy?
You look all broken up!" "Well, yer 'anner, I wint to wan iv thim
'shtop-the-war' meetings lasht noight!"]