Twelve o’clock
It must be some consolation to these gentlemen to know that their ardent attachment to scientific pursuits has alone occasioned these unpleasant consequences ; for which the sympathy of a grateful country will sufficiently reward them . The unfortunate lady remains at the Pig and Tinder-box , and up to this time is reported in a very precarious state . ` I need scarcely tell you that this unlooked-for catastrophe has cast a damp and gloom upon us in the midst of our exhilaration ; natural in any case , but greatly enhanced in this , by the amiable qualities of the deceased animal , who appears to have been much and deservedly respected by the whole of his acquaintance . ' ` _ Twelve o'clock _ . ` I TAKE the last opportunity before sealing my parcel to inform you that the boy who fell through the pastrycook 's window is not dead , as was universally believed , but alive and well . The report appears to have had its origin in his mysterious disappearance . He was found half an hour since on the premises of a sweet-stuff maker , where a raffle had been announced for a second-hand seal-skin cap and a tambourine ; and where -- a sufficient number of members not having been obtained at first -- he had patiently waited until the list was completed .