LOVE.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume II, Issue 200, 29 August 1874, Page 2

LOVE.

The love that will soonest decay, The love that is surest to die, Tho love that will soon fly away, Is the love That is told by a sigh. The love that is surest to last, The love that a woman’s heart needs, The love that, will ever be fast, Is the love That is spoken in deeds.

Although one swallow will not make a summer, still a pin maliciously inserted in a chair will make one spring.

Alluding to chignons, Mrs. Cleaver said, “ a girl now seems all head.” “ Yes, until you talk to her,” answered Mr. Cleaver.

There is one thing about babies, said a recent traveller; they never change. Wo have girls of the period, men of the world ; but the baby is the same self-possessed, tearless, laughing, voracious little heathen in all ages and all countries. An Awkward Matrimonial Contretemps. -— A Paris correspondent says an interesting case is just being brought before one of the courts of law, which affords an insight into the manners and customs of some of the good people of Paris. It appears that a Mr. C., clerk to a large commercial establishment, had been living in rooms in one of the best quarters of the town with his young and very pretty wife. The servant they had had for some time past happeniry to get married, Madame C. looked about for another servant; and a very decent woman was recommended to her, who had seen better days but having been abandoned by her husband, was obliged to go in service. Madame C., touched at her sad story, immediately engaged her, and she entered on her duties at once. In the evening Mr. C. came home to dinner as usual, but when the new servant brought in the soup, she drooped tho tureen with a shriek, and fainted away, whilst the gentleman’s countenance was pale and disconcerted. The lady of the house, being alarmed, called loudly for assistance, and the neighbors came in. The mystery was, however, soon cleared up ; the* couple who had lived as man and wife in the house for nearly two years were not married, and the new servant was the abandoned wife. Mr. C. on coming to Paris had assumed another name so as to conceal his identity. The husband refuses to support his lawful wife or leave his mistress, and the former is now suing him for a restitution of conjugal rights.