SPRING CLEANING.—Drawn by W. T. Yeager.
Patermus. "Come, Children, your Mother and I have decided to emigrate. I overheard Mrs. Housekeeper say last night that she had engaged Chinese help, and we have concluded that it is hardly safe for us to stay any longer."
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