... 'nore1 honoureJ in the breacvh than in the observanc,' anmd this is par1ticularl . the case with the practice of nllakillng April fools, which is more evidently than nny other the relic of aI barbarous age. It is tile that it is nowv confinled to the lower ...

... di before I was married, I am sorry to say., Sissy I~charmiicg): Do you 'know Charley Muttonhed asked me what day was April fool dayII Sphia(sarcastic) : I don't knO V 61 h oudhave asked. All days are the Baree to Seine (enthusiarsticrlly) A'iA, hows ...

... gentleman ?? ?? lost an envelope on the t street containing $300, on the 1st inst. Several people passing, supposing it to be an April Fool joke, kicked it and poked it, but no one lifted it up until a boy came along, took it up and developed its contents, which ...

... sent Henry Ward Beeoher, on the 1st t - of April, an envelope enclosing a sheet of paper, on ' whieh wvere only the words April Fool. Well, r tt Faid Beecher, I've several times known stupid b le people to write t letter and omit to sign it; but this ...

... relating to such immense calculations it would not do to give It hurriedly. Mr. EARLE said ho had been reminded that that was April fool day. (Laughter.) Mr. Alderman BYNNETT.-By Mr. Hodson? hMr. EARLY replied that It was not by Mr. Hiodson; and though the ...

... received £e225 per year and that the no lie enienwsgated on the let Audiri 1875. lo. A3 be doubt it did not make him an April fool. (Laugh. WI ed ter.) No. 21 on the list for 1881 was a man who ba he held office in the coun'ty court, but his age, period ...

... province. So that 'our Lord was thus derisively dragged, from one tribunal to 'anotherforhoursi 'Asin French, to make an April fool, is expressed by the phrase deans,' snpononr ?? etymologit' havfe re'. garded the word poUJOZ as a'criuptlon of pasison ...

... all attempts of the officers of the County Court and constables to exchange civilities with him, was on Thursday ec last (April fool day'. suddenly surprised, and niade prisoner 11 of, while enigaged in unitying a band of reed from one of his gooseberry ...

... reported by mail, are given ags in detail. By telegraph we have the particulars of doi the business for a week later. Some April fool. sou succeeded in palming off on the southern paisersat 1 report said to have emanated from the hihs orebol at Washington ...

... should they succeed, they laugh at the person whom they imagine they have rendered ridiculous, and taunt him with, Ah! you April fool. How this custom originated is unknown. A quotation from an almanac of 1760, in Hone's Everyday Book, says: - o s The first ...

... wore well aware un if would not be available. Sunday last, as every 9one knew, or ought to know, was the 1st of Apriil t April Fool'e day, as it was generally called, and be e forthat day these tickets were Trinted. 'ihey were on printedupon green-coloured ...

... men were dissatisfied, and called to their counsel a delegate from. Manchester. On his advice they declinod to be made April fools of, and on the 21st of January struck for an advance of 2s. per week- maling the standard wages 28s. instead of 26s. Hoping ...