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Dunstan Times, Issue 657, 20 November 1874, Page 3

Vain attempts at high Art.—Painting the weathercock on a church-steeple. A theatrical prescription.—Change of scene.

The crow that his no voice.—Tho scarecrow.

A gushing poet asked in the first line of a recent effusion : “ How many weary pilgrims lie? Wo give it np, bat experience has taught us that there are a good many. A colored gentleman lately went to consat a lawyer, and after stating his case, said, " Now, Mr 1 know yoa's a lawyer, but I wish you would, please sir, jisstelt mo de truff ‘bout dat matter.”

A Michigan schoolmaster says :—“ I will spell eny man, worann or child, in the hull slate fora dickshnary, or kash priez of one hundred dollars aside, the money to be awarded by a kommitteo of clergymen or skool directors. There has been a darned site blown about my spsllin, now 1 want tham to put me up or to shet up. I won’t bs put down by a passel of iguorammnscs because I differ wit naar Webster’s style of spelling.— American paper.

Neck or nothing.— Foote, dining at tho house of MrsThralo, found nothing to his liking, and sat in expectation of something better coming np. A neck of mutton being the last thing, be refused it, as he bed tho other dishes. As the servant was taking it away, however, understanding that there was nothing more, ha callel out to the fellow, “ Hollo, master, bring that back again; I ntw Sul it is uack or nothing 1"