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Dunstan Times, Issue 991, 15 April 1881, Page 2

A Rood story is told in Edingburgh about that genial Grecian Prof., Blackie. One day, shortly before the close of a lata session, tho professor being, through some cause, prevented from lecturing, there was posted on the Crook class-room door, a notice to this effect: “ Prof. Blackie regrets that he is unable to meet his classes.” A waggish student spying this, scraped out the initial letter of the last word of tho sentence, and made it appear as if tho professor w is regretful at his inability to meet those fair specimens of humanity familiarly known outside the college quadrangle as tho “lassos.” But who can joke with Blackie ? The keen-eyed old man, noticing the prank that had been played upon him, quietly erased another letter, and left tho following to bo read by whom it might concern: “Professor Blackie regrets he is unable to meet his asses 1” Sidney Smith was a man who could not let pass a chanco to make a joke, and hi did it oven when tho snject in hand was of tho gravest. Bishop John Solwyn departed for New Zealand. Smith took him warmly by the hand, and said—though there was the tremble of sad memories in his voice : “ Good-by, my dear Solwyn ; I hope you will not disagree with tho man who eats you.”