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Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 201, 12 January 1866, Page 3

A Chaeacteb. — " Do yon know the prisoner, Mr. Jone3?" "Yes." What is his character?" " Didn't know he had any." "What carrot-headed little urchin is that, madam? Do you know his name?" "Why, yes j that is my youngest son !" " You don't say so, indeed ! Why, what a dear little sweet doveeyed cherub he is, to be sure !" An oocentrio farmer was recently asked at a tea table where there were several fine girls sipping their Twankay, what he thought of » certain lady who was then absent. " Oh," replied he, " she is the plainest woman I over saw in my life, the present company excepted I" While a worthy individual, of the march of intellect school, was " laying down the law " the other day to a ksot of acquaintances in one of the stroets of Cupar, ha caught the eye of a. carter hard by, who had been vainly endeavoring to lift a sack of potatoes into hift cart, and who, on, the instant, thus, appealed to the man, of knowledge.— 11 OQsae awa 1 , Mr,"**"! knowledge is pewey, yg ba«»|i@ us a lift cm tfcii pse a* UW l r