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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XXI, Issue 2907, 21 November 1892, Page 4

He— <I;amin love. Wfll polite my confidante ?' , '.',-.! She—' Certainly. 'lam at joui , ; service.' t „.,,-.„ He— 'Well, would yon advise nofc.; to propose to you?* . » ' What wasifte moijt trying moment j of your life, Mr Hicfcsf Mcd% " hostess. _. ._ _ * When my sweetfieart sat down on my best silk hat,' said Mr iflictks. He^'Winyoulovemeifli^^^ c all mybad habits ?' • * She (protesting)^- 4 But, (fcfcig^ 1 '■ 4 how could you' expect me io lov& W**" : perfect stranger?* f « Newman — ' Did you marry iarlM 1 - '* or for money?* v- d Oldry— ' Both. I married for lov» of money.' ■*.-.. ° r y i A girl of uncertain? age is reported * « to. have said that, / siiigle^wtf is bliss, Mis folly to be wives.' t I * Grandmamma^ — ' Tommy* ;what «r» \* <■■'* you doing in the pantary V Tommys-' Qh, I'm just putting^w few things awayj Gran'ma/ * r Mamma—* Tommy, -why didn't you Bhare your peach with Dolly V Tommy — ' I gave her the stont } if she plants it she can have a teee.'- ■ Poet's wife--' The wolf is at th*"^door.' v 'Poet— «■ Bring him in and I'll - *«d { him what I've just written* H§ won't trouble us any more/ Johnny (who has just been scolded) — • Am I really so bad, mamma V Mamma— -STea^ Johnny, yott' are • very bad boy. Johnny, (reflectively)—* WeU^ayhow. you ought to be glad I'm not twins' Mrs Youngwife— ' Can you tell by my manner that I have been married but a short time?' ■,- / Mrs Thirdly- '%iUy.' - Mrs Youngwife-t'Hoiirft Mrs ThirclljM Well, you^eap *© believe every thing your hutbfttid telto you.' :-..■■■ T"Hendly— .—-' Do you Jcnow, I fiad that my University education gos9 against me in my endeavour* tl&W& on in the world.* w ■"?> B.— * Well, why do you tell pflopje . i you have it?' They would nerw fpf it out if you didn^t mention it.' % % -;■ - Mr Gladstone thinks that &tlto* was the first author to sell (QUO* script.

A political meeting blown up. New York, November 18. — While some electors were celebrating the election of Cleveland in a schoolhouse at Payettville, Arkansas, an explosion took place destroying the building, four persons were killed and 15 injured. The outrage is attributed to political spite. A financial celebrity's reception. New York, Novomber 19. — Wm. Lidderdale, Governor of the Bank of England, on a visit to New York, was welcomed by the Presidents of upwards of one hundred banking institutions in the United States. Anticipated trouble in Tangiers. Tangiers, November 20.— Count Daubigny is insisting in his despatches that the Sultan's recent proposals are of serious political importance. The Sultan, it is said, has ordered 50,000 rifles from the Italian Government.