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Southland Times, Issue 4490, 30 November 1882, Page 3

Only an hour ago j'ou told Waydown Bebee to 'cheese it,' an' you advised Pickles Smith to 'bet his sweet life.' What does all dese fings mean, Brudder Grant ? " " I doan' know," replied the victim, as he stood on one leg and scratched his head. " Nor I, either. Ize looked np fie Latin an' French an' German :in'GreekJanguages, but I cant- find any such expreshun^as, ' hire a hall,' ' see you in de graveyard,' or ' I should smile.' Why do you make use of 'em ? " " I doan'.know." " Den stop it ! If plain English am not good 'nuff fur you to I spress your thoughts in, I'arn Spanish or Chinese. It am all right, for a aweet young, gal who has been frew college to remark datalis would/titter to grin, -but sichv 'spreshuns doan' sound well comin' from a young man. If I shpuld go home to-night an' tell my ole woman dat.l would perspire to eventuate, or lithograph to animosity, she'd look me straight in de eye fur thirty seconds an' den 1 Avould come a climax in whichimy hat, head an' a broomstick would be all mixed up. " Eeturn to your seat, Brudder Grant ; go back an' sot down wid a determination to avoid slang an' do your talkin' squar' from de shoulder. When you git t>'red of beef go into a grocery an' ax fur codfish in plain English, an' doan' use any mo' oratory dan am necessary to secure full weight an' git rid of a quarter wid a hole in it. We will now purcecd to split de reg'lar order of bizness down de back an' let out ,de sleeves." ' Dost love me, Clarice ?' ' Aye. truly, Gerald I I fairly dote on buttered beet, but I will forsake them and cling to thee.and peach cream.' Gerald rested content. For remainder of reading matter: see fourth page Meetings GAELIC SOCIETY OF SOUTHLAND. The Directors and Members of tlm Society are requested to meet at the Southland Club Hotel,JUee street, to-night, at half-past 7, to join the members of the Caledonian Society, to attend the lecture to be given by Mr Archibald Forbes at Sloan's Theatre. n3O RODERICK MACLEOD, Secretary. /CALEDONIAN SOCIETY OF yj SOUTHLAND. "Failte us Furanach." The members of this Society are requested to meet at the Southland Club Hotel, Dee street, to-night, at half-past 7, to join the members of the Gaelic Society to attend the lecture to be given by Archibald Forbes, Esq., at Sloan's Theatre. WM. BLACKLOCK, n3O Secretary, Amusements OLOAN'S THEATRE, O INVERCARGILL. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT. First appearance in New Zealand Of MR FREDERIC MACCABE, In Hrs Matchless Entertainment, "BEGONE DULL CARE," The pronounced event in Amusements in the Australian Colonies. MR, MACCABE'S unprecedented success in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and Queensland for over 14- months in itself is alone a sufficient guarantee that the performance is one of the best ever offered to the public of New Zealand. SATURDAY NEXT, 2nd DECEMBER. The world renowned MIMIC, VOCALIST, VENTRILOQUIST, AND CHARACTER DELINEATOR. FREDRIC MACCABE Will make his bow before the public of Invercargill. Box plan now ready at Moir, Johnson & Co.'s. Dress Circle, 4s, Stalls, 2s 6d, Pit Is. Manager, Mr Hiscocks. Secretary and Treasurer, J. F. Sutton, n27 SATURDAY, 2nd DECEMBER, OPENING NIGHT. SPECIAL TRATN will leave Invercargill for Woodend at 10,15 p.m., and for Woodlands at 10.50 p.m., after Mr Maccabe's performance on that date. PRELIMINARY NOTICE. The Bluff Annual Regatta will be held on the 2nd Jnnuary, 1883. A Programme will be published in future issue. Wm. BRAZIER-CREAGH, nil Hon. Sec. OODYEAR AND KOSS'S AUSTRALIAN CIRCUS, 25 star ariists 25 O/\ PERFORMING HORSES *y{\ O" AND PONIES. OVf 4j GREAT CLOWNS /^ THR MO a T GENUINE SHOW TRAVELLING. Will oprn SHORTLY IN INVERCARGILL. See particulars in future advertisements. ROBERT LOVE, n3O Advance Courier. Lecture. \ RCHIBALD FORBES. HIS LAST LECTURE BUT ONE. TO-NIGHT (THDESDAY), 30th NOV. ST. ANDREW'S DAY. (Under the patronage of the Caledonian and Gaelic Societies of Southland), at SLOAN'S THEATRE: THE FAMOUS WAR CORRESPONDENT ON THR GREAT LIVING CAPTAINS OF THE WORLD. Mr Forbes will deliver his most attractive Lecture, which has always excited great interest, both in England and America, entitled WARRIORS I HAVE KNOWN. WARRIORS I HA.YE KNOWN. Introducing sketches, with reminiscences of Kaiser Wilhelm — Lord Napier of Magdala — Skobeleff — Bazaine — Sir Evetyn Wood — Osman Pasha — Moltke - • Tehernaieff — Don Oarlos— General U. S. 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