NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.
The most unique subscription list we have seen for some time is one in circulation in Waikaia. Funds raised are to be devoted to " the purchase of a bull for the public commonage."—Mataura Ensign. There is a young lady in a Melbourne hotel who has been married three times*. She left the first, the second left her, and the third was hanged. He—Don't you find that you are affected by your surroundings? She—That depends upon whose arm encircles my waist. You've given up your beau, they said; I have indeed, said she; he always took my arm instead of offering his to me. - A Scotch dominie, after telling his scholars the story of Ananias andSapphira, asked them —Why does not God strike everybody dead that tells a lie ? After a long silence one little fellow exclaimed: Because there would be nobody left.
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Thames Star, Volume XXV, Issue 4667, 22 February 1894, Page 4
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146NEWS IN A NUTSHELL. Thames Star, Volume XXV, Issue 4667, 22 February 1894, Page 4
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