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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VI, Issue 264, 8 November 1871, Page 4

The Dunedin Evening Star has the following: — "A, miner, known by the name of " Fred," arrived at Queenstown from Martin's Bay on the 18th. He had travelled overland in sealskin boots, and stated his mission to be for the purpose of organising a party to proceed to a portion of the beach near: Martin's Bay, where he stated he would guarantee to \ them, from 18s. to £1 per day per man. The locality referred to is probably Big Bay." An old lady who was in the habit of declaring, after the occurrence of an event, that she had predicted it, was. one day cleverly "sold"- by her worthy spouse, who, like many others we wot of, had got tired of hearing her eternal " I told you so." Rushing into the house, breathless with excitement, he dropped into a chair, elevated his hands, and exclaimed— "Oh, my dear, what do you think? The old cow has gone and eaten up our grindstone!" The old lady was ready, and ; hardly waiting to hear the last word, she screamed out at the top of her lungs— !' l told you so I. I told you so I You always, would let it stand out 6' doors." Poetic Justice. — -A pleasant piece of poetic justice is reported from a town in Oregon. ; One morning a young man called upbnithe editor, of the only paper in the county, and asked permission to look at the files of that- paper. for, 186lp>. It was granted. While the editor was in. bed waiting till his wife, could- washes.shirt,that young man carried away the file, nor was it ever seen again until his lawyer offered;it in evideuce.duriog the trial of an" action for,:soC)o dollars damages for v an. alleged .libel which that young -man brouughtagainsfc the editojt>, , It isigrati-. fjing to learn "that t|ie. plain tjff recoye^e^i S six and a quarter cents damages, and Was i arrested by ;J the , editprtiQAa ax charge of i stealing books, convicted and sent to the ; panlWatfafy for seven jeftru, k .?ui ■- ■- ••