"Councillor ----'s son will be married to the eldest daughter of
Councillor ----. The members of the Corporation are invited to the
suspicious event."--_Local Paper_.
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[Illustration: THE DISTRACTIONS OF AN INDISPENSABLE.]
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[Illustration: _Sergeant_. "Now, ME LAD, A SUIT OF MUFTI OR FORTY-FIVE
SHILLINGS?" _Tommy_. "OO, LUMME! I'LL PAY THE FINE."]
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