A SELFISH PUN.

A CERTAIN tavern-keeper, who opened an oyster-shop as an appendage to

his other establishment, was upbraided by a neighboring oyster-monger,

as being ungenerous and _selfish_; "and why," said he, "would you not

have me _sell-fish_?"

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