ODD STORIES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12069, 12 September 1902, Page 3

ODD STORIES.

MADE IN BIRMINGHAM. A Gooi>. story, told about Harriet Martiueau, thaws that first great female journalist in a rather ludicrous light. In 18-56 the Hon. Sir Charles Murray, diplomatist, traveller, novelist, etc., was appointed Consul-General in Egypt, and in his diary he writes: — I " One afternoon we 'lI.M. and himself) met at the villa of my old friend, p. Vj. Larking, on the hanks of the Mahmoucheh Canal. In the coarse of our stroll through tiie garden we came to a small g*iie across one of the gravel walks, the pattern of winch km new to Miss A'artinean. She stopped and looked at the gate in an attitude of intense admiration, and exclaimed, 'How tn*iy Oriental. What wonderful tastes these Easterns have in design!' " , . , T , „ . She went on, ant' as Larking: and I followed through the gate he whispered to me, I got it oat last week from Birmingham. | "IT POOR ME." A 'Ia LJj woman entered a London ominbus, accompanied by a small boy, who wore a saucepan on his head in place of the more usual hat. nis appearance provoked comment. . „ „ " Wot's 'e'doin' it for?" naked one traveller. " Doin' it for?" cried the mother \.riy. he was plavin' at bein' Lord Kitchener or •omethin', and 'e wanted a 'elmet. bo e puts the sorsepan on 'is ed, and now e can t get ft. off, so I'm takin' 'im to the orspital. "Poor kid." said a sympathiser. "Poor kid!" tried the mother. I- s poor nie. 'K was in such a 'nrry that e never looked to see wot was in the sorsepwi, anil now >'9 sot mv blessed breakfast on js >ad." ''