Rich people who are close-fisted ought to be considered to hit the happy medium, as they are “ the golden mean.” A smart child of our acquaintance says that bis Ma ought to be quoted in all the City articles. Being pressed to explain, be stated that she was considerably above Pa(r) ! The Latest Curiosities.—A fence made from the vailing of a scolding wile. A plate of butter from Ibe cream of a joke. The small coins “in the change of the moon. The original brush used in painting the signs of the times. The latest contract with the trade winds. The chair in which the sun sets. A garment for the naked eye. Buckle to a laughingstock. Theanimal that drew the inference. Egg from a rest of thieves. A bucket of water from “ All’s well.”
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Dunstan Times, Issue 508, 12 January 1872, Page 1 (Supplement)
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