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Chapter I

No News, and Strange News.

ADORNED WITH CUTS

No News, and Strange News.

Roman Capital and Small Letters.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

a b e d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z æ œ &

Italic Capital and Small Letters.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

a b e d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z æ œ &

To see a butcher kill a hog, is no news; But to see a hare run after a dog, is strange indeed!

To see a poor man and a rich, is no news; But to see the devil hugging a witch, is strange indeed!

To see a cat catching a mouse, is no news; But to see a rat building a house, is strange indeed!

To see a bird picking at fruit, is no news; But to see a dog playing the flute, is strange indeed!

To see a greyhound catch a hare, is no news; But to see a lamb hunting a bear, is strange indeed!

To see an eagle spread her wings, is no news; But to see an old man in leading strings, is strange indeed!

To see a weaver throw his shuttle, is no news; But to see a man get in a quart bottle, is strange indeed!

To hear of a Frenchman eating a frog, is no news; But to see a butcher stuck by a hog, is strange indeed!

To see a gardener gather a salad, is no news; But to see an ass singing a ballad, is strange indeed!

To see a man get a boat, is no news; But to see a man jump down his throat, is strange indeed!

To see a dog baiting a bull, is no news; But to see a ram spinning of wool, is strange indeed!

To see a tailor making a coat, is no news; But to see a hog rowing a boat, is strange indeed!

To see a man fish in a moat, is no news; But to see a monkey shaving a goat, is strange indeed!

To see a miller grinding corn, is no news; But to see an ox blowing a horn, is strange indeed!

To see a shoemaker hammer his leather, is no news; But to see a hound and a buck drinking together, is strange indeed!

To see a good boy read his book, is no news; But to see a goose roasting a cook, is strange indeed!

To see a beau at his toilet dress, is no news; But to see two horses playing at chess, is strange indeed!

To see a high-bred horse when prancing, is no news; But to see a cat fiddling and mice all dancing, is strange indeed!

To see a lady drinking of tea, is no news; But to see a bird shoot a man in a tree, is strange indeed!

To see a boy swim in a brook, is no news; But to see a fish catch a man with hook, is strange indeed!

To see a cat steal milk from a pan, is no news; But to see a buck hunting a man, is strange indeed!

To see a cobbler mending a shoe, is no news; But to see a goat cry old clothes like a jew, is strange indeed!

To see a haymaker using of rakes, is no news; But to see a bear making plum cakes, is strange indeed!

To see a barrel made by a cooper, is no news, But to see a goat act the part of a trooper, is strange indeed!

To see wrestlers kicking shins, is no news; But to see cats playing at nine pins, is strange indeed!

To hear a parrot say, pretty Poll, is no news; But to see a sow with a parasol, is strange indeed!

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