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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 35, 10 February 1875, Page 2

Big Cricket Scores. — The lions of the Euglisb cricket field have been coming out Btron«ly with the " willow" during (he past season. The London Bell's Life lias, of late, been bristling with cricket, statistics, and from that paper we glean the following particulars with reference to scores of 200 and over: — "For North wood v. Freshwater, E. W. Collins, 338, not out; for Clifton/ v. Thornbury, W. G. Grace, 2^59 l/for Thornlmry v. Sneyd-park, W. berf, 254, not out ; for I Zin\ari x. ; Cnptuin Ivtngiou, 253, notoul; in an Oxford match, VV. H. Game, 234, uot'-out ; in » 95th Regiment match, K. O. 225; in a Cheshire, match, V. Royle, 205 ; in a St. Albnnfi match, T. Pearce, 2PO, not out." The above may prove of some interest to our local "kuights of the willow." A Child's Reply. — When the Emperor of Germauy was lately on a visit, (o a distant portion of his dominion?, lie wos welcomed by the school children of the village. After their eptak^r had made speech for them, he thanked them. Then, taking an orange fiorn a plute, he asked "To whut kingdom does this belong ?" " Tho vegetable kingdom, sire," replied the little girl. The Emperor took a gold coin from his pocket, an^, holding it up nske'd : "And to what kingdom does this belong ?" "To the mineral kingdom, sire, replied the little girl." ''And to whut kingdom do I belong, then ?" asked the Emperor. The girl colored ...deeply, for shjb did not like to say " the animal -iiogyora, " lest his M»j>sty should be offended, when a bright thought came, and she said, with rndiuut eyes, "To God's kingdom sire." The Emperor was deeply moved. A tear stood in his eye. He place! his baud on the child's head, and said, most devoutly, " Grant that I may be accounted worthy of that kingdom." ( For remainder of News nee. fourth imm>\