News in a Nutshell.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 82, 5 March 1884, Page 2

News m a Nutshell.

■ • Peopleiwbja hail from Ayr .will remem* ' fa.er Uie<Qld St* John's Church, m the fort; destrpyed by Cromwell, A movement is now on foot to re-erect the church, which' dated from the 12th can* torj&U?i Ml n.l ,': Making him smaller still. — Diminutive SWell (hurriedly his head m a window df a third class compartment)— Any room . here I Cuorjis of. Male -^No.;<: Stalwart Female, (who is, carrying a "child)— Oh aye, jist 'come m, in' a'Jl : tak' ye on ma ither knee, ' a f ..Old Genfc.— f Ali'Mra" tt.^i "did you keep a'diary during yotfi 1 visit t6 ihecconntry t f Mrs ,8., indignantly— ' No, sir, I didn't. f TK» 'family bought milk frbui the neigh-b'o-ory."'" !: •-■-' : - '--' A little story is, told byScalfar: — An a«ed Hebrew went one evening to the • dpera, accompanied by. a Geitile friend. The piece .wa* Mejerbeer's ' Hugaonoti«f -Suddenly ha burst oat into a loud laugh* ; V Why/do you laughj?' inquired his friend. ' Laugh ! The btth game* I ever saw, A loto' Protethanth an.' Catholicth a killin' of each other to mbothic written by a JewlHaihaT ... . . a • Geol-ge dear,' don't Vein think it rather^ extravagant of you to eat batter igih that deliciOUß jam V }li ', "Sfo^love^conomical. Same .piece of,,bread doeiTor both.' 'See here,' said a fauit-fiadlng husband, Iwe must have things arranged m tbia house bo that we shall know where everything is kept: 1 " WitK all m? heart/ sweetly' 1 answered bis wife, if and let us begin- with your late hour*, my love. I should dearly lore to know wfcere thoj are kept.' He let things run on as usual. . ' Really., my dear," said a husband to his better half, ' you have sadly disap* pointed me. X once, considered you a. jewel of _'* wbmap, butyou've r turned out to be only a bit of matrimonial paste.* ' Then, my love,' was . the reply, « console yourself with the idea that 'paste is very adhesive, and m this oase will stick to you as long as you live.' i I - ,f If I% '-not home from »hi party to night by ten o'clock/ says the kosband to his bettetand biggtr half, 'don't wait for me: * That X .won't, 1 replies the lady, eiKMfiemtly, ' I wpn t wait, bat I'll com* for jou.^ He is home at ten o'clock pr«« cistly,