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Hawke's Bay Times, Issue 1539, 6 January 1874, Page 70

An Irishman, on observing a beautiful cemetery, remarked that he considered it a healthy place to be buried in. Professional Generosity —lt is not often that a professional man has the opportunity, or perhaps feels equal to the effort of returning two fees of 1,000 guineas each in the course of the same year. It is understood, however, that this has occurcd with Sir Henry Thompson this year. The first occasion was in connection with the illness of the Emperor Napoleon 111,, when Sir Henry, in the most delicate and kindly manner, returned half his fee of 2,000 guineas; and second is an instance yet more highly honourable to professional delicacy. Called to the bedside of a wealthy friend in the Highlands, near whose shooting lodge he was passing his vacation, he spent nine days in unremitting attendance. At the end a cheque of 1,000 guineas was handed to him, but was firmly declined, on the ground that the attendance was given to a friend and during a holiday. Above the Moon.—One calm still night, the darkness of which was lighted by the moon, the inmates of a quiet farm-house in Ayrshire were startled by piteous cries from a little stream running past the foot of the brae on which the homt stead stood. Out 'ran the gudewifo in haste, thinking that the voice was not unfamiliar ; and, when she got to the burn, there she saw her ain gudeman, who had had John Barleycorn, on all fours in a foot of water in which the moon was brightly reflected, “ Gudcsake, John, ye gouk. what are ye doing there, standing like an auld idiot in that manner ?” “ Oh, woman, Jenny, is that you ? I'm glad to sec ye, for Iha’e gotten nboou the moon, and ha’e been in this awfu’ predicament for twa hours, haulding on like grim death for fear I should fa’ and be killed beyond a’ recognition, I ken it’s a richt noo when ye’re here, sac we’ll just haith gang down thegether,” Jenny lost no time in getting John out, ami he vowed that nothing should ever make him soar high again, even pn market nights,