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Hawke's Bay Times, Issue 1534, 16 December 1873, Page 52

~A spinster lady began a lecture with these words, "Marriage, what is it? " "Wouldn't yott like to know, just?" cried some vulgar person from a back seat She retired precipitately. Patrick saw a bull pawing in a field, and thought what fun it Would be to jump over, catch him by the horns, and rub his nose in the dirt. The idea was so funny that he lay down and laughed to think of it. The more he thought of it the fujmier it seemed, and he determined to doit. Taurus quickly tossed him over the fenC'e again, somewhat bruised. Pat leisurely picked himself up with the consolotary remark. " Well, it's a mighty foine thing I had my laugh foorst." A Sad Case.—A very touching case of mental aberration in a charming youug lady is described by a careful observer. Not long ago her .mother found her in her room energetically darning stocking-, and soon after she appeared in the kitchen and assisted that wondering dame in making and baking bread and pastry. Alarmed by these fearful signs of intellectual disorder, her fond parents f immediately sent for a skilful physician, who watched her through a keyhole while she sewed buttons on her father's garments and mended those of her little brother. Much affected, the venerable man remarked that never during a medical practice of twenty-five years had he known ! *any young person to'manifest such symptoms as these. The most heartrending phase of all however, was shown the other day, when her kind father, with a faint hope of rousing her from her sad state, gave her 2uo dollars and told her to buy a new dress. Alas I 'twas useless. She instantly observed that she didn't need a new dress, and if, he would let her keep 25 dollars to pay a poor widow's rent she'd much rather he would take the rest of the money for himself. For a that grief-stricken old gentleman gazed upon his hapless child, then hiding his face, mu 1 • tyred between his sobs, " Her mind is gone ! HerfflinJi&gonei 'UNew .Ywfc IVibWWi