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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2359, 8 October 1880, Page 4

Waste of energy.—A stranger sat in a corner of an American railway carriage in an easy attitude, his feet upon a large black trunk. The gentlemanly conductor, going his rounds, at the first station politely informed the stranger that the trunk must be put into the luggage-car, to which the stranger made no reply. At the second station the vexed conductor imperatively told the stranger that he must put the trunk into the luggage-car, or it would be removed from the train, to which the stranger made no reply. At the third station the irate conductor had the trunk removed, and left. The stranger said nothing. At the fourth station the mollified conductor, adressing the stranger, begged him to remember that he had but done his duty, and that his action was solely the stranger’s fault, to which the stranger laconically replied, “ Don’t care; ’taint my trunk !” An American advertisement.—“ It is said that Prince Leopold and his royal sister Louie of Lome are extremely disappointed that unavoidable circumstances will prevent them from coming as far west as San Francisco. They have both stated to their intimate friends that the chief cause of their regret lies in the fact that they will not now be able to have their photographs taken at Bradley and Kulofson’s, 429 Montgomery-street. We sympathise with them as deeply as their misfortune deserves.” A new and interesting game has been started for evening parties. The ladies write their names on a slip of paper, wrap it up in a ball of yarn, twine or rags, and when they get to the place where the party is to be held, each lady puts her ball in a basket. Before leaving each gentleman draws a ball from the basket and takes the lady home whose name is found in the ball. It’s more fun than having the measles or falling off a log to see them pairing off. pH P 5 P P P . . « Ld « JOURNALS. LEDGERS. CASH BOOKS. SALE BOOKS, ETC. Ruled & Bound to Order. P P p K 5 h-l •< « B P O O ca w M « « 03 w P S 525 o p s O o o Q 5 „ TS Gr H. EXL EY, ENEEAL CARRIER, FORWARDING and RECEIVING AGENT, TIMAEU. Expresses meet all Trains North and South, All orders promptly attended to.