VARIETIES.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2295, 26 July 1880, Page 3

VARIETIES.

A tragic termination to an amusing incident was witnessed a few weeks ago at Massegros, in Franc. A man with a dancing bear arrived in the evening, and begged a lodging of afarmcr for himself and charge. The bear was accordingly turned into the pigsty after the pig bad been removed to another shelter. In the middle of the night three malefacfors appeared on the scene, with the intention of stealing the farmer’s pig. The result can easily be imagined. The bear gave the men a warm reception, promptly flooring the two who ventured into the sty before they discovered the substitution of the animals. The third robber was petrified with fright at the fate of his companions, but managed to shout for help, and the farmer and bear-keeper were soon on the spot. They found the first man quite dead; the second dangerously ill and it is feared that the pig stealing adventure has destroyed the reason of the other.

Dr A r anghan, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney laid the foundation stone of St. Benedict’s Prcslrytery, Sydney, on May 30, and concluded his address to the people assembled as follows :—“lt mattered not what their professions of faith might be as long as they were good Colonists and paid their bills. (Cheers.) As long as were honest men, as long as they were men who could not only in public, but also in private, stand before the world, and allow the world to look through them as it they were glass without seeing a flaw in their hearts.” (Cheers.) The girl puzzle is the latest. It consists in putting an average girl in front of the ribbon counter of a dry goods store, and having her find the particular shade she is after.