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Auckland Star, Volume I, Issue 143, 24 June 1870, Page 2

Why isn't a fishibnger a nice acquaintance ? —Because he s to > a selljish man.— Juch, A man in the halt of travelling, coroplaini,i to a friend that he ad often been robbed a f was afraid of stirri; abroad, was advised t carry pistols with :m on his journey. "O] that would be wori," replied the hero • " th' thieves would rob |c of them also \" ' B Embarrassing.-" My dear Ellen," said young man, "I haj long wished for this sweet opportunity, but Ilardly dare trust myself to speak the deep ebtions of my heart; but I declare to you my ear Ellen, that I l O y e you most tenderly, bur smiles would shed— would shed ." i " Never mind the woo-j. shed," said Ellen, but go on with jour p re u' talk." ', 1 . ■ . . -' r

A young man ling in the country i e huiiril ifcy personified. Thother day he asked a, young lady if he might bi allowed the privilege of going home with lr, and was indignantly refused, whereupon ) enquired, very humbly if he might be " allotd to sit on the fence and see her go by." Stteticient Rbons. —" Massa wants td know if you can't ttle dis small bill to-day kase he wants de »ney bad/ said a darkey to a gentleman. Wo, I can't. This is the third time you ha come for that money today. Your masteisn't afraid lam going to run away, is he ? " Not 'zackly; but look heea," said the daey, slily and mysteriously " he's a gwine tc run away hisself, and darfore wants tdmake a big raise." : ThoNewburypoiSeraldtelho. story of a newly married cole who attended a laun'oV in that city. A sgiug gave way, and let the gentleman into tl water. Before he was rescued, his wig one off and 'floated away. When he was puld out, bald and drenched his wife refused treeognise him, and besought the crowd that tlr would save her husband pointing frantical to a bunch of hair drifting down the tide. A Bull. —At ayoung ladies* seminary, a few days since, iring an examination in history, one of thdot most promising .pupilsj was interrogated : Mary, did Martin Luther die a naturaldeatP" "No," was the prompt reply ; he was " er>nimunicate.d; by a bull."