TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING.

A CERTAIN gentleman, not well skilled in orthography, requested his

friend to send him _too_ monkeys. The _t_ not being distinctly written,

his friend concluded his _too_ was intended for 100. With difficulty, he

procured fifty, which he sent; adding, "The other fifty, agreeable to

your order, will be forwarded as soon as possible."

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