News Items.

Colonist, Volume XXXIV, Issue 7049, 27 June 1891, Page 4

News Items.

. A .conceited, youngs country parson-, walking, home from church with brie of the ladies of his congregation, said; in allusion to . his rustic ■.. aridiehea, ' I preached this morning to a congregation of asses,' 'I thought ot that;' ob&ervedtbe lady, when you called them beloved ;brethren.'

Telegbash Operator :■■•'* We'll have to give up sending at bo much a word. We'll have to charge by the letter in: future if we want to make -money;' * Manager : 'Why •*?■■'' Operator:, 'Bead this .message of ten worde that ia girl gave me to send to hen professor ■: • 'Contemplated psychological investigation necessitates suplicating metaphysioal pabulam. Transmit appropriate dissertations.' ■,; ■;• - * \ ANjiold • manHat-Beyenty-five f ; whb died: at Gabannes,: near Tavaecon, left a ; clante in his will to the effe ct that all friends attending his foneral were to smoke pipes while >• following his remains! to the grave and were to adjourn to a cafe to.spend: in drink the Br.m of £12 specially bequeathed for the purpose. ■ ■. Three hundred men, headed by the mayer-of thevillage^dtily attended the/obseqnies,iWhichi took ' plaoe without any religion s' rites. Every M- ; lower had alighted' pipe in his month, and; after the .interment the seoond portion: ijbt this? curious . testa mentafy diepoeitior* owas carried k out to ' the letter. ■ .v.; ■■! C ' ..■-'X'--