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Evening Star, Issue 3302, 19 September 1873, Page 2

A bereaved husband, in an obituary notice pf his deceased wife, wrote “She has gone to he? ..eternal restbut to his horror the newspaper printed it, “ She has gone to her eternal roast.” “ Shine ye up ?” said a iittie feopt-black to a stranger, whose boots showed great depth and richness of soil. No ; clear out!” was the surly reply, “ See, here, stranger,” retorted the bey ; “ I’ll shine you up for the dirt on your boots, as a speculation !” A case worthy the attention of Dr Payrar and other gentlemen interested in Thanatophidia has occurred in Calcutta. A cobra de capella coiled itself round the wrist of an English child, who played with it, patting its head. On a native servant approaching, the snake uncoiled itself and made a dart at the intruder, returning to the child’s caresses again. After some time it left the child, and, while endeavor iug to get away, was killed.