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Evening Star, Issue 3492, 2 May 1874, Page 3

Narrow souls are like narrow-decked bottles ; mak 33 ave * n the more noise they It is told by the ‘ Melbourne Herald ’ of two members of the New South Wales Legislature. Ihese wiseacres were arguing in the Parliamentary refreshment room, when the following colloquy ensued :-lst Mem.: You blow about edication! Why, I don’t believe as how you ever had two-penn’orth of suhoolin’ in your life! —2nd Mem.: I knows more about it nor you do, any way. Why, I don’t believe you can repeat the Lord’s Prayer !—lst Mem.: I’m game to bet you a fiver I can, come now!—2nd Mem.: Done; stake the money. The cash being duly posted on either side, the second remarked, “Now, then, begin.’’-Ist Mem.: i believe in God the Father Almighty,” &c. do, you’ve won the money; but I m blest if I thought you knew it.” Late Advertisements. dTEAM TO PORT MOLYNEUX AND KAITANGATA, Taking cargo for Balclutha and Inchclutha. ■JMIB S.S. LdDY OF THE LAKE *Will sail for the above ports on MONDAY, 4th INST. Cargo till 4 p.m. G. F. I'iEID, Agent. WANTED, Monday, six Quarrymen, Station Couples, Ploughmen, Bookkeepers, House Servants, Gardeners, &c. Skene’s Labor Exchange, |-S Pelichet Bay, 5 rooms and a . H . to Let. Messrs Glides and Street. TENDERS will b- received till Saturday pjjk May, for filling in Section 23 HJoci 26, Dunedin. 'I he lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. William Harrop, Albany street. WANTED Known—Mornington Band of Hope meets on Monday Evening May 4, at 7 o'clock sharp. °* \]U ANTED, a Respectable Girl as apVV prentice to the Tailoring. Thomas Carr, Tailor, George street.