+--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ _FEBUARY MISSCELLANY._ TAURUS, THE ZODIAK BULL. One ov the best behaved animiles in the whole zodiak is Taurus the zodiak bull. He is alwus laying down flat sunning himself. He dont hav ennything tew employ hiz mind with only in fli time. Fli time iz alwus a bizzy time with Taurus. The bull down here nowdaze iz a sour headed old codger who goes swareing up and down the turnpike about sumthing, but in the daze ov Virgil he had golden horns, and poetry in hiz veins. Menny folks hav asked me what on earth they wanted a bull in the zodiak for, and i hav always sed, it waz just az necessary az tew hav bulls in Wall street. This always seemed tew satisfy their questions prodigiously. Taurus governs the nek in the sighns ov the zodiak, which haz giv rise to that tender, and klassikal sentiment, called "_bull necked."_ _PERSONALS._ Dear One.--Enklosed please find 10 Dollars--if you kan. RICHARD. * * * * * Kum home! kum home! mi dear husband, i freely forgiv yu for all i hav did. BETSEY. * * * * * Waz the lady in blue, who trod on the gentleman's toe in gray, in the 8th avenew kars last frida nite corned, or waz it the toe that waz corned?--References exchanged. PEDRO. 28 Days. FEBUARY. 1873. Q.--Who fust struk ile? @ @ A.--Joner. @ @ @ [Illustration] _Joel Briggs a pedlar waz, A pedlar ov renoun, He delt in tin ware and sitch, And druv from toun tew toun._