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Southland Times, Issue 592, 16 November 1866, Page 2

A Sensible Girl. — A gentleman, feeling a strong partiality for a young lady, whose name was Noyes, was desirous, without the ceremony of a formal courtship, to ascertain har sintiments. Fo*r this purpose he said to her one day, with that kind of air and manner which means either jest or earnest, as you choose to take it — " If I were to ask you whether you were under matrimonial engagements to any one, what part of your name (No-yes) might I take for an answer ?" " The first," said she, in the same tone. '• And were I to ask if you were inclined to form such an egagement — should a person offer Avho loved you, and was not indifferent to yourself, what part of your name might he then take as an answer?" " The last." "And if I tell you that I love you, and ask you to form such an engagement with me, then what part of your name may I take ?," "O, then," replied the blushing girl, " take the whole name, as in such a case I would cheerfully resign it for yours." It is almost needless to add that they were soon after married. Better or Worse.— A gentleman asked a country clergyman for the use of his pulpit for a young divine, a relation of his. " I really do not know," said the clergyman, " how to refuse you ; but if the young man can preach better than I can, my congregation would be dissatisfied with me afterwards ; and if he should preach worse, I don't think he's fit to preach at all."