FAR, FAR, AWAY.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 225, 25 November 1874, Page 2

FAR, FAR, AWAY.

Amidst the gay, the giddy throng, 'When pleasure tunes the thrilling song; In joyous ball, or mirthful play—- - 1 think of her, far, far a«ojr-

When all is hushed in silence deep, And earth is lulled in balmy sleep, When lips move not to sing or say— I think of her, far, far away.

When my Jone head the pillow leaves, With sighs-deep sighs-my bosom heaves ; I think of her, and that sad day, She went from me, fur away.

I miss her where on hilly green, We used to roam at dewy een, When by myself I lonesome stray, And think of her, far, away.

When the cold hand of death shall press This aching brow, her name I'll bless ; And witli my latest breath I'll pray, For Iler that’s gone, fur, far away. - < U.S. One of *‘onr young gi’ ls,” at an examination in grammar, the oilier day, when asked why the noun “ bachelor ” was singular, blushingly answered : “ Because it is very singular they don’t get married.” She went up to the head.

“ Kissing your sweetheart,” says a trifling young man, ** is like eating soup with a fork ; it takes a long time to get enough.”

“ What should a man do,” asked a gentleman of a lady, “ when lie lias an opportunity to correspond with a charming woman, but, being a bachelor, is a little afraid of such business ?” “ I should say to him, do write,” answered the lady.

“ Belated sisters ” is the tender manner in which they allude to old maids in Virginia. The Chicago Inter-Ocean suggests “ Old Virginians ” as an improvement. “ A Saratoga belle, who, six months ago, was so languid that she could scarcely supjxirt herself at the altar, now throws a flat iron fifty-five feet, and hits her husband every time.” What a libel on lhe sex are such items as litis, circulating through lite provincial press. Everybouy knows that a curcfuily tabulated statement shows that no Saratoga belle can “ lieave ” a flat-iron over fourteen nitd a Italf feet, and then it goes the way she didn't intend it to.

Why does boiling fast render meat hard ? Because the excessive action of heat caus>s the albumen of the meat to set solid, crisps up the fleshy fibres, and prevents heal hating a gradual access to the interior. Why, when good soup or brotli is required should lhe meat be put into cold water ? Because, as the heat is developed very gradually, there occurs an intermixture between tlie juice of the flcsli and lhe external matter. Tha soluble and savory parts of the meat escape and enrich the soup.

Why are stews generally healthful and digestible? Because, being coin|M>iin<ls of various aubstaniTS, they contain all the element •* of nutrition, and as the.office of the stoma*di is to liquefy solid food before digesting it, the previous stewing assists the stomach in this pa 11 icular.

The Rochester Union fells us that “Olivo Logan says she is about thirty-two years old.'* *• Yes; that is about her age. We reincinl rr hearing her say so in 1827,” says another editor.

An intellectual feast.—The entertainment of an idea.