HOW DID HE KNOW?

Golden Bay Argus, Volume 1, Issue 27, 1 December 1883, Page 3

HOW DID HE KNOW?

A good housewife in the south part of town lias been troubled lately over her husband's business affairs but did not like to question him a great deal, thinking he had trouble enough. She received her impressions from hearing

him talk in his sleep, the burden lining a constant calling of figures. Seeking her pastor, the good lady told her storv and asked for advice.

‘ ‘How do f -s lie behave when he is a—wake ? inquired the good pastor. "lie is just as kind and pleasant as can by an 1 d >es nor show by his appearance that anything is going wrong.’

"Indeed ! that is verv singular. T should suppose he would talk a litTe with you about his affairs, as it might relieve his mind som iliow. Rut what figures does he use ?”

‘Oh it s the same thing all the. ti me—

‘fifteen two, fifteen tour: two runs ot! three is ten. 1 thought 1 had more that!’ and then he laughs. Sometimes he says : ‘ not a tiling in the crib, and it looks as if I am a victim.' Oh, sir. f am afraid something terrible is going to happen ! ”

Nor at all my go id sister, nothing of the kind. The next time lie is figuring in his sleep wake him up, and ask him how many he h is in crib; and if he wants an explanation, tod him what you have heard him utter in his dreams; that will fix him.

But how did the minister happen to know so much about it?—Ex.

Ai - c hibald Forbes, in America. The Americans are. according to Mr Forbes, real lovers of true art m every branch, and intense haters of shams—they would have none of Oscar Wildes nostrums. The melancholia of defeat still hangs on-South Carolina. TheexConfedcrates has accepted the situation, but cannot live up lo it. The pride of the past remains, but its glory lias departed. The daughters of Columbia, their min tiers and customs, are glowingly desoriiKui, ami their treed,.in from the restraints to which iheir European sisters are subjected, is not considered destructive of female purity. The lapses are no greater in the States than under the conventional regime of the old world. A description af certain summer resorts closes her letter.

When a young little wife made her first little bov‘s pants, the father exclaimed, ‘ Goodness ! Why did you make the same back as front? he won't know whether he is going to, church or coming home ’ CRICKET Wc- notice by the Colonist that in the late cricket match, Collingwood v East Takaka, that Collingwood scored 26 and 24, agaiust ’l’akaka‘s 44 and 60. We understand that the Takaka girls have challenged the Collingwood "muffs." They certainly should piny with the girls.

Our readers will see from the report of the proceedings of the County Council. that there is every probability that e r long both the bridges over rlie Takaka River and the Aorere. will be accomplished facts We now want the road from Motueka to Takaka widened—The road from Takaka to Collingwood made and from thence continued to Karamea and we think that then we shall not grumble so much as with good cause we have doue.