... his history of the Electric Tele- graph, just published, tells the following capital eof a h clerk named Thayer making an April fool of his celleague at New York by the fol- lowing despatch :— “ Philadelphia, April 1, 1846. “To Mr. Jones, New York :—Send ...

... sing, &e. THE APRIL FOOL. I Found a letter lying upon my table. I picked it up and gazed nervously at the prescription. “ It is from some one of my numerous lady friends,” I inwardly mused, hastening to get into its con- tents. “ April fool!” were the only ...

... his hi of the Electric Tele- tale ef a graph, just published, tells the following capital h clerk named Thayer making an April fool of his colleague at New York by the fol- lowing despatch :— “ Philadelphia, April 1, 1846. “To Mr. Jones, New York :—Send ...

... sing, &e. — THE APRIL FOOL. IT a letter lying upon my table. I picked it up and gazed nervously at the prescription. “ I¢ is from some one of my sumerous lady friends, I inwardly mused, hastening to get into its con- tents. “ April fool !” were the only ...

... Then sing, &c. THE APRIL FOOL. T a letter lyiag upon my table. I picked it up and gazed nervoualy at the prescription. “ It is from some one of my numerous lady friends,” I inwardly mused, hastening to get into its con- tents. “ April fool!” were the only ...

... across the moat, and it is commemorated as a poisson d’Avril (an April fool) Why this be so is not to this day. clear, inasmuch ss the jailers, and not the prince, would have been the April fools on the A later version of the same story would one. Here the ...

... Walter had been better than any one else in the family—better even than his own wife, I think—it was @ greater to be made an April fool by Lucy and little Annie, or to watch the two the garden, intent on mischief, ef, the ing on tiptoe up as innocent and full ...

... been better than any one else in the family— better even than his own wife, I think—it was @ greater pleasure to be made an April fool by and little Annie, or to watch the two creep- ing on tiptoe up the garden, intent on mischief, the looking as innocent ...

... most hidden corner of his heart, an unforgivi ition towards his stars. To be born on the lst of April! Was it not to be a April fool? Some children aré born, we haveheard, with a caul, bat Mr. Julius Gullings- worth feltthat he had been, in a sense, born ...

... A SET O “APRIL FOOLS In London, last week, Mrs. Sarah Marks, of 72, Houndeditch, bookseller, was summoned by Wm. James Williams, of 11, Hanover Square, “for that she, on the 29th March, did unlawfully and knew- ingly obtain by certain false pretences ...

... until the present week. The grant was made on the Ist of April last, and the men were y inning to think they had been made April fools of, but there was a real cause of and here it is. The Life Guards had teen in receipt of twopence a day more than the Blues ...

... hke the Florida ?” really don’t know.” “ Oh ! get such out. Go home, and don’t bring me any more d I see how it is. It is April Fool’s Day, and you are teying it on me.” My a few montks back, I was starting from King’s Cross for Hitchin, when into the first ...