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Waikato Times, Volume II, Issue 101, 21 December 1872, Page 2

Up, in the Lehigh valley there is an hotelkeeper -who lias a mountain about a quarter of a mile- from his house, and it occurred to him that it would be a good idea if he could fix things so that a magnificent echo could be heard from tho mountain by persons wjio stood at bitf hotel and halloed. So he engaged a boy to secrete himself behind a clump of trees, with orders to repeat the words of anyone talking on the roof of the hotel. After practising to make sure, the landlord announced one day his discovery of the echo, amitook up a lot of people to enjoy it. They called for half an' hour ■, but no echo responded. At last, when the landlord had become crimson with rage, and was about to give in, the echo came, but not in the shape, expected. It said, Jim down to spring for mother. Pire away now, I m all right. The inieste smiled, and mine host suddenly disappeared. Ifc is dangerous now to mention the word '>'echo at that hptel, In a court a man who was called upon to appear as a witness could not be found. On the judge, asiing whew he was, an elderly gentleman rose up, and with much emphasis, eaid: " He's gone, your honour, he'* gone."- " &one, gone, 'aid the judge, "where ia ho gone?" "• That I cannot inform, you?' replied the communicative gentleman, '*bui he's dead." This is considered the most guarded answer on rerecord. :NOT if He Knew it.—A negro hjeld a cow while a, crosseyed man was to knock her on the head with an ase. The; negro observing the man's eyes in some fear inquired, " You gwine to hit whar you look ?" ,' Yes," " Den," eaid Cuffb/j " hold the ccw yourself. I ain't gwine to let you hit me,"