That punch is the cause of many unfriendly punches. That ale causes many ailings, while beer brings many to the bier. That champagne is the source of many a real pain. That gin-slings have “slewed” more than the slings of old. That the reputation of being fond of cock-tails is not a feather in any man’s cap. That the money spent for port that is supplied by portly gents would support many a poor family. That porter is a weak supporter for those who are weak in body. ANAGRAMMATIC. The following sentence is said to be taken from a volume of sermons published during the reign of James I.:— This _dial_ shows that we must _die all_; yet notwithstanding, _all houses_ are turned into _ale houses_; our _cares_ into _cates_; our _paradise_ into a _pair o’ dice_; _matrimony_ into a _matter of money_, and _marriage_ into a _merry age_; our _divines_ have become _dry vines_: it was not so in the days of _Noah_,—_ah! no_. ITERATIVE. A clerical gentleman of Hartford, who once attended the House of Representatives to read prayers, being politely requested to remain seated near the speaker during the debate, found himself the spectator of an _unmarrying_ process, so alien to his own vocation, and so characteristic of the readiness of the Legislature of Connecticut to grant divorces, that the result was the following _impromptu_:— For _cut_-ting all _connect_-ions famed, _Connect-i-cut_ is fairly named; I twain _connect_ in one, but you _Cut_ those whom _I connect_ in two. Each legislator seems to say, What you _Connect I cut_ away. Finn, the comedian, issued the following morceau upon the announcement of his benefit at the Tremont Theatre, Boston:— Like a _grate full_ of coals I burn, A _great, full_ house to see; And if I should not _grateful_ prove, A _great fool_ I should be. A FAIR LETTER. The following letter was received by a young lady at the post-office of a Fair held for the benefit of a church:—