More is said after this; but the speakers have strolled to the other side of the Gospeler’s house, and their words cannot be distinguished Mr. Bumstead closes his umbrella with such suddenness and violence as to nearly pull off the head of MCLAUGHLIN; drives his own hat further upon his nose with a sounding blow; takes several wild swallows from his antique flask; eats two cloves, and chuckles hoarsely to himself for some minutes.  “Here, ’John MCLAUGHLIN,” he says, at last “try a little more West Indian Restorative, and then we’ll go and do a few skeletons.”

(To be Continued.)

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What is Likely to be Raised some day, regarding the Pneumatic Tunnel.

Tubal.  Cain.

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[Illustration.  Punchinello correspondence.]

Answers to correspondents.

In order to make this department of punchinello as complete as possible, we have secured the services of the most competent authorities in literature, art, the sciences in general, history, biography, and the vast vague unknown.  The answers furnished by us to our correspondents may therefore be relied upon as being strictly accurate.

  Scales.—­How old was Daniel Lambert at the time of his death?

Answer.—­736 lbs.

  Ignoramus.—­Why were the Roman Saturnalia so called?

Answer.—­The proper spelling of the word is Sauternalia.  They were wine feasts; and the vintage most in favor at them was Haut Sauterne.

  Chasseur.  Is the antelope to be classed among the goat family?

Answer.—­No.  MOORE calls it a “deer gazelle.”

  Armiger.—­Is “arm’s length” a recognized measure?

Answer.—­Yes.  It is a Standard measure, as may be seen in the way that journal is getting ahead of the Sun, which it keeps at arm’s length.

  Molar.—­Yes; burnt Cork is an excellent dentifrice.  It should not
  be applied to the teeth of children, however, as it is apt to impart an
  Irish accent, or, in extreme cases, even a negro dialect.

  Bookworm.—­Do two negatives always constitute an affirmative?

Answer.—­That depends upon the price charged by the photographer.

  Sunswick—­Is it true that JAMES FISK, Jr., has purchased Baden and
  another German Duchy?

Answer.—­No:  but he could have both if he wanted two.

  Rockland.—­Who are the suffering persons represented in DORE’S
  remarkable picture of DANTE and VIRGIL visiting the frozen ward of the
  Inferno?

Answer.—­The Knickerbocker Ice Company.

  Solitaire.—­On what day did the Fourth of July fall in the year 1788?