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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2094, 8 December 1879, Page 3

A buffalo church bell rvent through three floors without injuring its ring any. Ring in a pun on that if you cau, —“Detroit Free Press.” All right; where shall we clipper in ? She was an Albany lady who informed a visitor who came to see her new house that,she was having nicks made in the walls in which to place statutes, and in one of them a burst of her husband.” “To die and have everybody read your age on the coffin plate !” cried a young lady who had been dangerously ill for some days, “it’s too much!” and she incontinently had a good cry. She began to improve from that moment. “How do you like my new hat?” said Augustus to his fiance. “ Oh, that ’snobby?” exclaimed she. And now Augustus wants to know where that apostrophe belongs, and what she really meant. In the Scotch athletic sports which took place in the presence of the Prince of Wales, one Donald Dinuie carried off most of the prizes. “ Who is that ?” asked his Royal Highness, pointing to the stalwart peasant. “ The Deeside champion, sir,” was the answer. “ Deeside champion!” quoth his Royal Highness, pleasantly. “That he is, deecidedly”