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MISCELLANEOUS.

A communication from Cairo dated, the 12th ult., and written by M. Marrett, whom arohreology is indebted for many discoveries, says: — "I write a few lines, just to say that the explorations made at Memphis have come on the establishment of a founder in metals. The labourers have found the tools of the artisan, about foity pouuds weight of siJVefjin the rough, gold earings, a score of silver coins hitherto unknown, and other objects, all destined for the crucible." A^'emperanob Family.— Joe Harris was a whole-sould merry fellow, and very fond of his glass. After living in New Orleans for many years, he came to the conclusion of visiting an old uncle away up in Massachusots, in regard of the use of ardent spirits, and when Joe arrived there and found all the people run mad about temperance, he felt bad, thinking with the old song, that " keeping the spirits up by pouring the . spirits down" was one of the best ways to make the time pass, and began to fear, indeed that he was in a pickle. But on the morning after hi 3 arrival, the old man and his sons being out at work, his aunt came to him and Baid,"Joe yok have been living in the south, aud no doubt you are in the habit of taking a little to drink about eleven o'clook; Now I keep some her© for medical purposes ; but let no one know it as my husband wants to set the boys a 'good example." Joe promised, aud thinking he would get no more that day, took, as he expressed it " a buster." After a while he walked out to the stable, and who should he meet but his uncle. ! f « Well Joe," says he, " I expeot you are accustomed to drink something in New Orleans, but you will find us all temperate here, and for the sake of my sous, I don't let them know that T have any brandy about, but I just keep a little out here for my rheumatism. Will you accept a little ?" Joe signified his readiness, and took another big horu. Then, continued his walk, he came to were the boys were hauling the rails. After conversing awhile' one of his cousins said, " Joe, I expect you would like to have a drink, and as the old folks are down on liquor, we keep some out here to help us on with our work." Out came the bottle, and down they sat, and he says, that by the time he went home to dinner, he was as tight as he could well be, and all from visiting a temperance family. .

BrnTH. — On the 80th July, the wife of the Rev. A. Stock, of a daughter. Married.— On the 25th July, by the Rev. W. Kirton, Mr. George Bolton, to Elizabeth Sarah, second daughter of Mr. John Johnson, both of Wellington. ,

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Wellington Independent, Volume XVI, Issue 1605, 2 August 1861, Page 4

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MISCELLANEOUS. Wellington Independent, Volume XVI, Issue 1605, 2 August 1861, Page 4

MISCELLANEOUS. Wellington Independent, Volume XVI, Issue 1605, 2 August 1861, Page 4

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