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--An vender of "the need fula," the other day offered for sale some superior star candles at the very moderate price of one dollar each. A military gentleman, probably with the idea of "a quiet little game of draw" some evening, invested six dollars in the article, and placed them in the tall of his coat for safe keeping. A few moments afterwards he was seen standing near a guard-house fire, with his coat tails exposed to the genial heat, as he listened to some wondrous exploit then being related. Suddenly he sprang forward as though a snake had bitten him, and exclaimed, "six dollars' worth of candles gone to thunder! by the Lord, I forgot I had'em " His conclusions were correct, the candles had all malted, and the wig a ware all he had to show for his investment--Port Hudeson Courtier.
