Pepper and Salt.

Manawatu Times, Volume XL, Issue 1372868, 15 September 1917, Page 4

Pepper and Salt.

Well, I ken yc noticed it! “Thcer all oot o’ step except oor Jock!” ****** Take your seats for the hoar-I-say hunt and help to-losc-the war. **** * * *

For verily, my dear brethren: “It takes all the wisdom of the wise to counteract the folly of the good.” *******

Adam’s first question to Eve: “What’s your denomination'?” And then they raised Cain! **** > * *

“Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you,” but every trouble that ever was has centred round things like that. “You don’t believe the things I believe. Well, I’ll jolly soon learn you. Sool him, Tiger!” —and then to the battle. '*** * * *

But the ancient invocation still stands good: “From all blindness of heart; from pride, vain glory, and hypocrisy; from envy, hatred, malice, and all nncharitableness —Good Lord deliver us! ” ******

“When groat evils happen. I am in the habit of looking out for what good may arise from them as consolation to us; and Providence has in fact to established the order of things as that most evils are the means of producing good.” Which in these days of trial is a very consoling thought. ******

“As reforms or revolutions call them what you please—extend themselves among nations, those nations will form connections and conventions; ad when a few are, thus confederated, the progress will be rapid, till despotism and corrupt governments will perish from the earth.”

“As to religion, I hold it to be the indispensible duty of all governments to protect all conscientious professors thereof, and I know of no other business which governments have to do therewith. ’ ’