LITERARY CURIOSITIES.
(Fron* the Leader,) As an extra ordinary example of composition, commend us to the following brilliant effort of one of the church militant : — " A clergyman desires a situation as housekeeper or head nurse, for a person who enn he well reeom men fled. A comfortable house preferred to high wages. Address, St. John's church, Latrobestreet-" The name, for obvious reasons, we omit. As a rival to the parson we think the
" hroMcar~~igentlettian wtio penned die fcßowing^cu.i fitirly challenge comparison: — .. "Organist;-^ A practical man, with nine year's experience, would be glad to give his services gratuitously if he could obtain constant employment m respectable employ, at reasonable reoiuneration Highly respectable references " We admire the innocence of the advertiser who expects a reply to this. He must think that the "gentleman who bought the horse, has a fanny for being made defendant m sin action for damages We fear he will find " the gentleman " somewhat dilatory m responding to the invitation of open avowal : — "The gentleman who bought the horse, which knocked down Mr Kirk's ftiz.iar, 7th August, would oblige by sending address to Flin<Ws-lane esret " For those who are without the aiti<4«? which, m the abstract, is believed to occupy a closet m every hous<\ here is v chance which shoul 1 not be neglected : — " Skeleton, m good order, well mounted, perfect, for s.ile, cheap. Collins- street cast." We may learn to appraise with nccn»a<T, the value of a nomination to ;i mod* st billet und-or Government. The sort off' advertisement to whii:h we now refer has been frequent m its recurrent r. and we presume would not be resorte'l lo unless sometimes found effective. The practice, of Pepvs m the Navy Office are evidently not vet o) s hr< . Naturally enough, both the following advertisers have :i hankering for employment m departments m which their bj. ls would, with most probability, pri/vv effective : — " Twenty-five pounds bonus ijiven to the pei son who will procure the adver-tiser-a permanent (ioverniuent sifnit'on. either on railway as porter or gilekeeper, or m post-office ;is letter c.inier " | '•T'vent.v five pounds cash paid anyone procuring advertiser s : i nation a> porter, pointsman, or otherwise. Ser, esy." Could any one doubt the. sex of (he next patronof theadve.- tisangcolunins? — '•Mr Cog.len — Re at Buckley an i Xunn's, 4 o'clock, Weltie.sdas ■• I'Yiend is anxious to see ymi If Mr C. .wouli'l acei pta hint, it would lie to^ the Yu"eot of Tun. h's advice to young people nhaut t<> nvirry, " Don't !'" There is a milliner's bill looming m the distance with t-crril'le disliuctiicsa. Cogden, have none of it.
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Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 43, 7 April 1863, Page 2 (Supplement)
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