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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 901, 23 September 1879, Page 2

You can't always fix your thoughts m church. Not even afc even-song — nay, even m the pulpifc. We have all heard of the hard-hitting cricketing curate who closed the big Bible with, " Here endeth the second innings." But we have not all heard of the Rev. Chasuble Teaspoon, who, unconsciously paraphrasing one of the opening passages of the service, lisped it thus : — " When the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness which he hath committed, and doeth that which is • awfully nice' — " Now there happened to. be that evening an " awfully nice" girl opposite- to him m the front pew. Some strange scenes occur m the Victorian Parliament. One was over the border duties question, when Mr. Lalor complained that it had been assumed that he was personally responsible for the failure of the border duties negotiations. "So you are," said Mr. Purves. "I was m Sydney at the time." I have taken the hon. member's measure," retorted Mr. Lalor. " I know that a coward is always a bully." And I know a cowardly traitor," said Mr. Purves. Mr. Lalor went on to describe Mr. Purves as a " colonial member," and Mr. Purves styled Mr, Lalor " a boo." And the extraordinary part of the affair was that it was not until this juncture the chairman rose to maintain order. Upon Mr. James interfering, Mr. Lalor apologised.