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New Zealand Herald, Volume III, Issue 681, 19 January 1866, Page 5

■Extracts pkom- What-ly's Aphorisms.—Fou kinds of bad example do us harm 1. Those we imitate; 2- Those we proudly exult over; 3. Those which drive us into an opposite extreme ; and 4, those which lower our standard. A man is always in danger of, being satisfied, and perhaps more than satisfied, if he does but excel; and excellence is relative. Whence it comes that bad examples do much the greatest amount of evil among those who do not follow them. For one who is corrupted by becoming as bad as bad example, there are ten that are debased by becoming content with being better. An honest man has, cwterisparibus, a better knowledge of human nature than a knave, because ho knows that there are knaves ; while the other personally disbelieves the existence of honest men. Inferior motives, self-interest, love of ease, &c., are understood by all, because they exist in all. The higher motives do not exist in the baser part of mankind, who consequently are apt not to be* lieve in them. It is to this Miss Edgewortli alludes, when she speaks of tho class of persons who " divide all mankind into knaves and fools," and when they meet with an honest man " do not know what to make of him." How much better the world would go on if people could but do now and then what Lord Castlereagh used to deprecate—turn their backs upon themselves. Men of the world hold that it is impossible to do a disinterested action, except from an interested motive —for the sake of admiration, if for no grosser, more tangible gain. Doubtless they are also convinced, that when tho sun is showering light from the sky he is only standing there to be stared at. A WondbbftHi Lady's Kiddle.—There was once a lady very beautiful and well born, condemned to die a cruel death. Her fudges ao far relaxed their severity as to promise that she should save her neck if she could propose a riddle which they could not answer in three days. She was given a day to prepare. They came to her in her cell to know the iidille. She said: " T ove I sit, love I stand ; love I hold fast in hand. 1 see love—love sees not me ; Riddle me that, or hang'd I'll be." The judges could not guess, so she waß acquitted. Then Bhe gave them the explanation. She had a dog called " Love." She had killed it, and with its skin had mado socks for her shoes—on these she stood; gloves for her handB — and these she held; a seat for her oair—on that she sat. She looked at her gloves, and Bhe saw Love; but Love s w her no more. Tub Schoolmaster Needed. —The following offer was the result of an advertisement from a schoolmaster for a junior assistant in his school: — " Wednesbury, Sept 14, 1865.—Dear Sir. _ I Find by Dailey Post that you want a Junier Assistant in your School. I beg to offer Myself. lam Seventeen Years of Age and I think I shill suit very well fjr a Junier Assistant. I beg to refer you to waitin» your reply as to salary &c. —I remain Yours Truly- V '•' I might say that my father his a Timber Merclia.i- And I Have been Some time at the trade But I dont Oare about it Hence the Appeall to you." , Ho r£L T'otices. —The foll-.winpr nre_ among tne notices put up at a petroleum t 1 in. Wet tern Pennsylvania" No talking with th chambermaid. —" Fnrf as high as at auv other house. —Jiot responsible for boots left in the hall."— I »Nosardines An analyzing dame reports that sheitad hoard of but one woman who kissed her cow, but sne knovs of many thousands of youvg ones wboh»e kissed very g-feif oalves.