Varleties.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 63, 27 July 1868, Page 3

Varleties.

Tho friends of ayouufjhuly wish toproenro her a suitable husband, Sho Is sensible-, sweet tempered, and pretty, bat her only defect bulng that sho Ih nnnblo to sound tho later 11, A deaf fi<;iiilomiin would Jlml thin an oxcollonl opportunity. " Siunbo ! my massa always trahhol \ yours obbor Htay at homo. '' Dat berry ttuc, Jim s but you know what the proverb m\y, ' rollln' Htouo f(itd(Kr no mv»» !' " " No, Sambo, but it ftaddoi 1 j>ollhli I and dat 'ore's a qualification your manga mmul berry nuiali need obi" Tliu following, wo need hardly nay, ia from an. Amorlcnn contemporary i—" During tho mlcro of VJoltnl)urKi It l» reported (hut; two biillrt— -ono a Minlo and thu other from a Bel* ;{liui I'Klo— fit't'd from oppoflfto po'ntfl, met in inld-itlr, nnd woro nlinont oomplotoly welded lOBOlhor." At PUtabiirg, I'cnnnyl vania, pnpCVH tell how two thieves m«fc iv walking the Hlrocti h\U> nt nffjht with ft box under hl« arm. ivttd uiKlortook to Hhow him to an hotel. 'I hoy I'olkivcd him of: tho box, and r.ui oil' wltii it, T)io wciitlomiin wnn n naturallrtt, and hU box contained four rftttlcHnnkcg, VMwy the thlovoH 1 omollons wlicii mvoflligtUlng thoir \n\w, ! A man In a hlou.io onco naiil, v I have no more Influence tlian a farthing rurthligljt." <( Woll," wan tho reply, "a farthing ruah-! light aim do a f<ood deal 1 it <mv sot ft linystack on lire 1 it <mn burn down a houso 1 yen, moro, il will uuablo a poor croaturo to road a chapter in God'n book. • Go your way, friend ! lut your runhlUht no ohlno boforo men, that other*), aooing your h<>«> ( l works, may Rlorify your Futhor wliieh lain lloavon." H" How dlomivl you look ! " nalil a buolcut to itH comiuuilon, iih they woro going to tho woll. " All," roplled tho other, " 1 wan reilocllng on tho ÜBcloamicuH oi! our being filled ; for let ue go awny.ovor bo full, wo lUwaya como back empty," "Dear 1110 I liow-fltmuKO to loole at it in that way I " «»ld tlio other bucket. " Now, I enjoy tho thought that, however empty wo oolnn, wo nhvaya go nwny full, Only look at it in tlmt light, nnd you'll bo as cheerful iih I am," An old livily from tho country glept ono nlflht lutoly in the houso of n friend in town. Her bed happened to bo a plain hard mattress, «o iniuili reeommendod an moro healthy to lie upon than a bed of down, Noxt morning thu old lady wan united how »hu olept overnight, "No very well," wan tho renly, " for my nuld bantm aro oair wl' that hard bed of yourn." " Oh, but Janet, do you know that all tho great phytilclatiH way that It la moro healthy to »)oup on boils a« hard n» a board ?" replle<l tho host. "()u, ay," fluid Janet, " an' I sup. pono tluitM what you toon bodies ca' a Board 0' Health."