THE OLD MAN GAVE IN.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2116, 30 January 1886, Page 2 (Supplement)

THE OLD MAN GAVE IN.

Stkrx father : Look hero, young man, your teacher tells me you excused yourself from school from telling her that your mother was sick. What do you mean by lying to your teacher, sir ? ••I didn't lie." "Yes yon did. Your mother Isn't sick, and you know it." " She said she was." "When?" 11 Last night. She said she was sick of having you come home at 2 o'clock in the morning with, your cuffs on your ankles." " Well of course, if she was sick it was perfectly right for you to stay out ot school, my son. There, here's & nickel. Run off and get some candy, and we won't say any more about it."

A Good Lice Powder.— Grind one pound of tobacco refuse to a fine condition, and add two ounces of Persian insect powder, Mix thoroughly and dust over tho chicks. Persian insect powder is better, but more expensiye, w* le a mixture of tho two will often answer tho same purpose, with the advantage of being much cheaper. Suicide of a Young Woman. —On Friday afternoon, at Guy's hospital, Mr Langham held an inquiry as to the death of Elizabeth Cavender, aged 20, daughter of a vestryman, living at 10, Union-road, Old Kent-road. Tho evidence showed that for some time past the deceased had appeared much depressed, but when spoken to on the subject declined to say what was the matter. On the 27th ult. she admitted to a female companion that a few days previously, having had a few words with her young man, she soaked a box of paraffin matches in some water and drank the liquid. She said she did not know at the time what she was doing, but that she was now sorry for what she had done. She was taken to the hospital, where she remained until Monday night, when she expired, death being ascribed to the effects of phosphorous poison. A young man named Clarke, who kept company with the deceased, denied that he had any quarrel with her. The day she took the poison she wished him to go for a walk with her, but as it was wet he refused, and she went home. They were good friends, however, when they separated. A verdict of " Suicide while temporarily insane," was recorded.