The Leisure Hour.

Clutha Leader, Volume VI, Issue 338, 2 April 1880, Page 2

The Leisure Hour.

LuTßHßfl'ai WEDDING "Rt^Ak- 1 t ti e r's^iy e d <i i jn^ ringy it?fipjtearsfvis;.pn exhibition at; ithb jeweling err Rpthe, at Dusieidprfiylj'l'he ringrwHchlbelre the inscription,*/: Dr M^rtirip* LutjSro Catherinfr. voi^ora/'Sl3^June,^l ; 525,'' is a workXpf. considerable Vrif 1 On it is represented the, Passion of our Lord, the cross'' -ancl^the body of Jesus forming " the middle, surrounded by all the chief tools' of tb'e.caf pen ter's'craf V, a 1 sm all ruby- *>**: sparkling recalling t the holy blood. A REMiNDER.~Taere are 1 'things^ ! •w;hich»remirnoSus v of'our boyhood -daysi I^^ and bring one particular occasion distinctly jto mind, We tli ought we would play truant !andv ! yr,e J ;4id. a i - t l]b(B r .,/i first/day was so serene that we tried it again. , This time We we're troubled. There ciame up a heavy thunder-shower in the afternoon, s and we^wt^re scared, ■» bad ly> scared, and ■ wbfin ; we arrj v,ed J .,at y ,<,- the maternal mansion 1 late in^ the ;after-i ■ noon we were met with. 'a req]Jiest;f6r'a' ; private interview.. It was ;,grant.e,d, ., ",-■ The, slipper had a good heel -on it, and we are not . sure but ;that the, imprints r /7 are on : our person yet. Tears, liuge tears,, chased each other Hovyn our cheek. When' we departed: for school ? : the next morning we were given^a sealed envelope for the teacher. We were suspicious. . We o were; always. 7;;.! kind,- and we gave that , envelope^ tp r . , another little boy who wanted an, excuse for being late. He was late — the clock marked ; 9.15 when ; lie-arr-ived. The teacher- read the note, an.d 5 ■followed the instructions therein con-^ tamed to the letter- We wereisorryo «> for that boy, but ; rejoiced that -iti .was \m. not us. The note rfiad thus : . "Please,^ whip the bearer, and whip him. hard/ : , That little boy and us were nevermore; >. friends. 'Preserved in I,CK.-T-Speculating on, the advantages that might accrue from the discovery of a process of suspending animation in living beings by_l, means of freezing,, the N. V.. Times' '* says :4-6ne of the -first results^, the, ' : new discovery wjllbe seen in^.tlio'.trftps^^w :. Atlantic steamship trade. The vegspls ;' ' will.hereafter carry over their passengers packed *in ice, and will 'thus avoidsthe expense of feeding them,-whi)e«tbe passengers themselves will run no risk of sickness., , f r.wo. or three thousand, tons of passengers could be carried by any large steamer, since they could be., packed away in layers/hi a lefri^era- " tor extended the entire length .i.pf' ; the,}-, hold. Of course, an occasional. man or woman would be brokfn by caferess'-; I'handlingj. -but; it would be ,to. terest of the. Companies to land their, passengers in good order. Passehgei'S -' desirous . , of going, direct „t o .Paris,!,-. Vienna, or other continental] cities, could be forwarded by expresV ; 'and ;;r; .-thawed out on arrival at their destina-. ,■_.. tion; Thus, much, of the discomfort of travel could 'be' avoided, as well asa" large proportion of its cost. ,-., Great ad- . }1 ; vantage will, doubtless, accrue to married men when they can preserve' their ' familieson ice. ; Wives will grow," old, al and children cease to be children, as things are now managed ; : but when '' any man can, a few days after marrif .;, j -age' deposit his wife wit.h a safe re- r , frigerating company, arid thaw'hef ohV ' only, on Sundays and other, hplijd^y^.r she will not add more than a year to her.age wliile he ' is ' adding' sevfin^ and; : ; will, of; course, require onlyonß-se.venthr.-j . of the usual amount of bonnets. In like manner, a man can keep a perpetual baby without r the slightest trouble. The baby need only he thawed x when" : its grandparents .come to : see; .it, r -or < .when its services are required to con-. " vince an undesirable neighbour 1 !i b I r^ 7 fellow boarder of ; the propriety^ of marrying. t By this plan one uaby would be all that any family coukl require, and an ordinarily healthy .baby^p, if' Well frozen and thawed out at reason- | ,ably frequent times, would-last a family for .a lifetime; thus saving an enormous -j amount of trouble and expense. .1 Had him old Scotch^ » lady was told that iher,. minister xused notes, but would not believe it." Said one, "Gang into ' tthe,:gallery^and»;see.? ( ' %vi i^he did: 5 8p and saw the written. sermon.,, r; -After; the luckless preacher had, con^ eluded his reading on the' last page, he sdid, ;•*' Slit' I s wllf not 'enlarge:'' " c T^e J^ ipldi woinah "called" ohr J from ll he f j iT loft;y !l ' Jsposition, " Ye CBnna, ye cannav'forfyotir' l^ papers' give out." _ The- 'BiFFBRENbEi^t 1 : .' is* "much ;i:;; ' f easier to urge 1 another «to ajildertaker.aDefilous.adventure! than" it is to undertake ji^yourseif:::' it^i^'sa^^y^w::; 1 Jameß.,Mackintosh'Jabdi]Dr!; Pa'rri iwereA "j one jday riding together^ when for '-* some) reason the horse* became very restive, threatening 8 to Jf Pvertu ! rii vH the carriage. Dr Parr wasquitedmid, and said:; "Handle him gently,- Jemmy-; — dph'ti irritate' him 1 ; always JsobtHe^oUrH. •Qorse 7 Jemmy; 1 -Just^et^e'-^dwii^ I am in your way, I fea£^-~When safely on te^r ra firriia^hdweVef^the case'iyeafed^ Ito assume different proportions. * Now,. ' Jemmy? l tiduch^hini^^pi r4 horse get'the-Better ofiyou?' 1 himi *('< rifyJlemmy, and I'll walk bome T .^f>U awooi i Th[e kingdom of Siaraoweßitsforeign riarSe; to tlf§r ri P6?tQ{^M%^D'd^&ili^B , , t the .Siamese th^ms'elves ! 'cailing ia: ii o^Tfib; land pf^Tai" A (pf the i reej "oF^iajpoiaUcalrfp . 1 tt^sstatedithat.abpuefiafett^irj^ continent of Australia is /Uninhabitable J by Europeans. ■ /