6Q PRACTICAL JOKES. 



barometer, or to tell him that the masts were work- 

 ing. And I remember one poor fellow, who prided 

 himself much on his agility, giving us a specimen 

 of the movements of the kangaroo, sweating and 

 exerting himself for a whole afternoon, delighting 

 lis, as he supposed, with his farcical antics, until he dis- 

 covered on his back a large paper figure in imitation 

 of himself. He said not a word at the time, and sat 

 down totally abashed ; but ere long a paper Punch 

 figured on the back of the supposed instigator. 



