MISCELLANEOUS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 623, 27 March 1874, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

—o “ Fighting the Tiger," is synonymous with “ gambling ’’ in San Francisco. When a pickpocket pulls at your watch tell him plainly that you havo no time to spare. The Paris Figaro is turning moralist, and declares marriage to he a tiresome book, with a very fine preface. In a recent advertiaein ent of a business establishment for sale, it was said, "death is the sole cause of the proprietor’s leav-

ing." A gentleman coming into the room of Dr. Barton, told him that Mr Vowel was dead. “ What,” said be, Vowel dead? Lot ushe thankful it was neither u nor i.” “ What an idiot I was,” cried a housemaid who had just, taken a now place, “ not to learn to read when I was a gal! Why master and missus_leave all their letters about !’’

An elderly millionaire, being pestered with all manner of applications for money says, “ I Was pood natured once, hut I beg' to state in the most positive terms that I am now old, tired, very ill matured, and want that fact generally known. ” Captain Shaw reports that of ten fires in London in only one case was the cause of fire unknown. Three fires were caused by the careless use of Inciters, two by candles, one by a paper being blown on to a gaslight, one by the upsetting of a spirit lam p, one by a spark from the fire-place, and one by some fat being allowed to boil over. The following frightful accident lately occurred in thntheatre of Ulm through the i’se of petroleum. Twenty-four lamps attached to the chandelier .suspended to tho coiling of the hou-e exploded while the performance was going on, and the flaming liquid fell in a shower on the spectators, amongst whom were a considerable number of ladies. In an instant tho dresses of some twenty of them were in a blaze, and produced most seiious burns- One of them expired a few hours afterwards. Dr. Erksine was remarkable for his simplicity and gentle temper. He returned ro often from the pulpit, minus his pockethandkerchief, and could tell *o little how or where it was lost, that Mrs Erskme at last began to suspect that the handkerchiefs were stolen, as bo ascended tbe pulpit stairs, by some of the old wives who lined it. So, to baulk and'detect the culprit, she sewed a corner of his handkerchief to one of the pockets of his coattails. Halfway up the stairs the good Drfelt a tug, whereupon he turned round to the old woman, whoso was tho guilty hand, to say with great gentleness and simplicity. “No ’ tho day, honest woman, no’ the day ; Mrs Erskine has sewed it in.”

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