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Evening Star, Issue 3844, 19 June 1875, Page 3

Money-Lender,—A schoolmaster thus describes a money-lender : “ He serves you in the present tense, he lends in the conditional mood keeps you in the subjective, and ruins you in the future.

i , A T T anecdo . t ® ahoui: th ® Present Speaker of the House of Commons tells how Mr Brand stands upon bis dignity. Mr Disraeli was engaged to dine with the Speaker at his official tanner. Shortly after his engagement he received a command to_ dine at Marlborough House the same evening. He consequently decided to make his excuses to the Speakerhut Mr Brand intimated that he couklmot release the Premier on that plea, as he could only reogmse it in the case of an invitation from the sovereign. Mr D sraeli at once bowed to the decision, and intim ,ted to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales that his allegiance to the first commoner of England prevented him from obeying the command m question.

A Reporter’s Story.-' 1 1 never had much to do with cold climates, but I know how hot it is in Africa. When I was reporting for the . African Dogstar,’ the leading morning paper in that country, six men had to stand and fan me as I wrote, vine day two of the six got into a fight, and the heat was ton much for the other fou.r It melted this left arm quite off you see, and my right leg was saved only by the greatest exertions. I know it looks like a big story, but if any of you doubt my word I’ll give you the names of several respectable parties in Africa who can lie addre si d But that wasn’t called hot weather— not a real hot day. When tlm sun got to melting the types in the oases, the door-knobs dissolved, and awning-frames burned like straw, then we had to stay ind.jr.rs and look out for om selves, I know of sevcial instances where pa ; lies taking aim at ral bits had the barrel of the gun melt before they could fire a shot!”