VARIETIES.
A Western newspaper says Bancroft never had any children, but that he is blessed with two nice grandchildren.— [Detroit “Free Press.”] It looks singular; but it might happen.—[New Haven “ Register.”] Please tell us how ? It looks plural at tlais distance. A distinguished and long-winded Paris lawyer lately defended a case unsuccessfully, and at the end of the trial the judge received the following note : “ The prisoner humbly prays that the time occupied by the plea of the counsel for the defence be counted in the sentence. It was proposed to erect a monumens in the village square to the Father of his Country, and old Squire Higgins wa called upon for a liberal donation. “ I can’t give anything this time,” ho said, “ but you may know that I always carry Washington in my heart.” “ Well,” answered the man with the subscription paper, “ all I can say is that you’ve got the. Father of his Country in a very tight spot.”
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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2219, 28 April 1880, Page 3
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161VARIETIES. South Canterbury Times, Issue 2219, 28 April 1880, Page 3
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