IT'S NATTERAL ENOUGH.

Evening Star, Issue 11266, 13 June 1900, Page 8

IT'S NATTERAL ENOUGH.

An Lnglish north-country farmer and hts n ife recently called on a local photographer for the purpose, as the fanner explained, of ‘ having the picturs took. - ' The artist, having obtained a, couple of negatives, informed his customers that tliey would he able to sec a proof of the photograph if they called on the following Saturday. Prompt to time the jiair turned up to inspect the “pictur.” "Of course you are aware that this is only a rough proof?’’ remarked the artist. “'the real photograph will stand out'more clearly.” “It’s aw reet, as far as Aw con see,” said the fanner. His wife, however, was scarcely satisfied, and severely criticised the work.' " Look at my pictur,” she ejaculated scornfully. " Did anybody ever see sich a, mouth ? Looks as if I was going to snap somebody's bead off. don’t it, Joe?” The husband, on being thus appealed to. inspected the. proof a, second time. " Why, Sally.” be remarked at length, “Aw can’t say as Aw likes that mouth mysenNever did, in fact! But it’s natteral enough !”

Four members of one family recently joined a mounted rifle corns in Canterbury, nV.d they averaged nearly 6ft 2in in height Two of them are Gt't lin, one is 6ft 2in, and the tallest is 6ft 3iin. " A member of Parliament in New Zealand nowaday?." said Mr George Fisher, M.H.R.. at a social gathering at Wellington on Thursday night, " is required to have, in addition to an intellect of high order, the physical strength of a bricklayer's hodman."