Amusing and Instructive.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 7, Issue 354, 1 March 1866, Page 1

Amusing and Instructive.

Bixe op a Snake. —A nursery girl, Ann Flynn, in the employ of Mr T. A. Eeddall, of Kembla, was bitten, on Tuesday last, by a brown snake between the thumb and forefinger. It' appears that she was putting her hand into a cask con* tabling feathers, when the reptile coiled itself round her hand and bit her. Dr Marshall was immediately sent for and attended, but previous to his arrival the wound had been well scarified and sucked. The girl was afterwards brought to her mother’s house in Wollongong, where she still remains, not having yet recovered from the effects of the bite.— Iliawarra Mercury. A PowBEKUii Seemon. —The Bor. A. Mursell, of Manchester, delivering a lecture at Birmingham the other day, spoke as follows of the first sermon he wrote: —“It was read by my fellow-students; and on its conclusion, one recommended me to burn it as soon as I got near enough to the fire. But I didn’t do it I kept it, and preached it once, at the top of my voice, in a village chapel, before 17 intelligent people. Before I had gone far with my sermon an old lady fainted, and then a young lady went into hysterics; and, as it took 2 men and 4 women to take each lady out, there were only 3 left, and of these before I had finished. 2 were asleep, and one was deaf.” Southern Poob White Foik.— -About seven miles fom Eichmond I saw a man lying under the shade of a tree, assidiously chewing tobacco. After saluting him, and after several questions, to winch I received lazy yeses and noes, I asked him to what churches the people in that neighborhood usually went. “Well, not much of any.” “What are their religious views ?” “ Well, not much of any.” “ Well, my friend, what are your religious views P” I asked. The man aswered slowly and sleepily, “ My own ’pinion is that them as made me’il take care of me." Josh Billings’ Opinion on Autogeaph’s.— We never furnish ortograffs in less quantities than bi the packij. It is a bizness that grate men have got into; but it don’t suit us not beingprofitablo nor amusing, We furnished a near and very dear friend onr ortograff a few years ago, for 90 days, and it got into the hands ov one ov the banx, and it kost us 500 dollars tew get it back. We went ov the bizness then, and have not hankered for it since. Legacy to a Peiest. — A very unusual occurrence took place lately in the county of Tipperary •—a Protestant clergyman bequeathing his worldly goods to his neighbor, the parish priest. The Eev. Mr Matthews, rector of Cappawhite, died recently, and left his house and twelve acres of land to that noble Irish priest (formerly curate of of Mnllinahone), the Eev. Mr Cahill, P.P. The Kev. Mr Matthews and the Catholic clergy of his neighborhood always lived on the best of terms.— Kilkenny Journal. The honorary monument to William Makepeace Thackery, in Westminster Abbey, was uncovered on Tuesday morning. The memorial consists of a fine bust, by Baron Marochetti. Justifiable Assault.— Beating a carpet, although a dust is sure to be raised about it. A gentleman has lately been placed under restraint. The first symptom he showed of mental derangement was fancying himself a plant, and insisting on |us gardener watering hist.