MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2132, 23 December 1880, Page 4

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

It is wonderful what fools boys are. A charming widow is the mother of a nice boy, and there is a man who wants to be appointed deputy father to the lad. While the man was out for a stroll with the lad he asked, "Bub, does your mother bang her hair?" And that foolish boy answered, " Oh, no; but you ought to see her bang dad's bead. Guess the minister didn't know everything when he told par to prepare to die. Prepare ! Why, he was aching to die." A young lady has a Sunday-school class of rather bright boys, averaging between seven and nine years. Recently she requested eaoh pupil to come on the following Sunday with some passage of Scripture bearing upon love. The lads heeded the request, and in turn re* cited their verses bearing upon that popular topic, such as " Love your enemies," " Little children, love one another," &c. The teacher said to the boy who came last, "Well, Robbie, what is your verse ?" Rising, he responded, " Song of Solomon, second chapter, fifth verse—'.Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples ; for I am sick of love." During a storm at Whitchurch, Salop, a load of hay was carried away by a whirlwind for over a mile; also, a great quantity of planks lying at the railway station. The line was strewn with planks, and much damage was done to telegraph posts and wires. A boy was carried half a mile, but not seriously injured. The Bengal Government has issued a return of the number of persons killed by wild beasts before and since the Arms Act of 1878 was pasted. It appears that for three years before 1878 the deaths from this cause averaged 1601 annually ; in 1878 they were 1374, and last year 1264. The number of beasts destroyed in the three previous years averaged 3924. This increased in 1878 to 4690, and last year to 5543. Mr Edwin Booth has been at Oberammergau and s?en the Passion Play. His opinion of it is that as a theatrical performance the ensemble was marvellous—as perfeot in all its details as if the peasants who played the parts were cultivated and experienced actors. The costumes were strictly accurate and admirable. What struck him particularly was the care and grace with which they were worn by the humblest membors of the troupe. A good " fall " is a very essential accomplishment for an emotiomal actress.. Miss Ada Cavendish would have been flattered had she heard the criticism of a Canadian backswoodsman who witnessed her performance of "The New Magdalen" at Toronto last winter. Describing her fall, he said, "She don't sit herself down easy, as ef she was afraid of soiling her gownd, but drops like a cora out of a pine tree."