FOR THE ADELPHI.--VERY FINE!

Take a beautiful and highly-accomplished young female, imbued with every

virtue, but slightly addicted to bigamy! Let her stew through the first act

as the bride of a condemned convict--then season with a benevolent but very

ignorant lover--add a marriage. Stir up with a gentleman in dusty boots and

large whiskers. _Dredge_ in a meeting, and baste with the knowledge of the

dusty boot proprietor being her husband. Let this steam for some time;

during which, prepare, as a covering, a pair of pistols--carefully insert

the bullet in the head of him of the dusty boots. Dessert--general offering

of LADIES' FINGERS! Serve up with red fire and tableaux.

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