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Evening Post, Volume V, Issue 168, 26 August 1869, Page 2

A Barber's Mischievous PAKKot. — I Atthe Greenwich Police Court, recently ' Stephen White, apparently much afflicted and somewhat aged, residing at 3, Maria terrace, New .Road, Rotherhithe appeared to a summons charging him with using abusive and threatening lauguage towards Edwin Fox, carrying on a hair-dressing and shaving business [ii the same neighborhood. The cona1 plainant, who appeared somewhat exj cited, said that a few days ago the de- } fendant came to his shop to be shaved, and he had just commenced shaviug him when he suddenly moved from his I seat. Remembering that some time ago, j when shaving him, he cut him rather j severely, in consequence of his not j sitting still, he told the defendaut he i would be cut again, and shortly afteri wards he jumped from his seat, made use of the most threatening language towards him, said he would do all he could to ruin him in his business, and bheu hurriedly left the shop, hearing that defendant would carry out his tin-eats, he had taken the present proceedings. The defendant, iv auswer to the magistrate, said he bad recently been suffering from gout and bronohitisj and the present complaint arose out of two parrots kept by the complainant in his shop. (Laughter.) — The Magistrate? What had the parrots to do with it 1 — The defendant : One of them is particularly irritating and annoying. While being shaved it called out, " Fox, I shall not be able to pay for this shave till Saturday night." (Roars of laughter, in which the magistrate joined.) That uaturally irritated me, aud caused me to move, aud when I felt the razor passing across my flesh under the chin, and the parrot called out, " Fox, cut his throat" — (renewed laughter) — 1 naturally felt alarmed, recollecting the previous cut I had, and left the place. — The complainant denied that the panot was iv the shop at the time, aud said the defendant's statement was likely to injure him in his business. — Mr. Boustred (chief clerk) asked the complainant if he kept parrots, and whether one of them used such language, as in that case it might be necessary to bind him (complainant) over in sureties for the bird's future behaviour. (Loud laughter.) The complainant replied that he had two parrots, but gave no auswer as to their linguistic capabilities. — The magistrate said he did not think the complainant had anything to fear from the defendant, and left them to reconcile matters between themselves, the t whole Court being convulsed with laughter. Candid friendship Atould hardly go further than it goes Ma 'the following letter from Lady Menzies to the Epis. copal clergyman of Strathhay, Perthshire. If every member of the congregation had the friendly candor of her ladyship, what au ecclesiastical convulsion would follow ! The compromise, too, of coming to church " next Sunday niorniug" if the clergyman will only give up the dark and dreary afternoon, is charming iv its natural simplicity :" Dear Mr. Teniple — Do you not think you might give up the afternoon service for some weeks ? It is so dark aud dreary, and

as your sermon i^ sonly5 only about a qinrtei' of an hour longhand lasi Sui.d.iy I could not follovirifc or make .stu^e — ¦ perhaps from ' eKe rustling of your paper — it seems source worth «ning out ao late when one could read the «ei-vice at home. If you think of giving it up please let me know, as we might then come down next Sunday morning. Toll Mrs. Temple I hope to call on her soon, and I am, truly yours. — A. B. Mkn55IES. Maurice Tophi, one of tliu mast eminent youeig French his/nrians, has ferreted cut at last the true nanio of the famous Man of die Irou Mask, having found documents which prove in the most irrefutable manner who that mysterious personage was. M. Tophi communicated his discovery immediately to his uncle, the great historian AJoqiiet, who advised him to send the secret to the President of the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences in a sealed letter, which .should be oldened only at his own request. It is said that the publication of the secret is certain to create a great sensation in historical ciicles. An Athenian was asked what he carried under his cloak. "I put il there, uiy friend to conceal it," was the answer. In treating diseaaes of the mind, music is not sufficiently lalued. In raising the heart above despair, an old violin is worth four doctors and two apothecary shops. A lady promised her servant-girl rive guineas as a marriage portion. The girl married a man of low stature, which somewhat surprised her mistress. " Why, Mary, what a little husband you have got." " La, missus," replied Maiy, " what can you expect for five guineas'?"