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Southland Times, Issue 1265, 14 June 1870, Page 4

Cabbotty. — A gentleman, speaking of a young beauty's fashionable yellowish hair, called it pure gold. " It ought to be," quoth K ; " it looks like twenty-four carrots." A Poseb. — A sceptical young spark confronted an old Quaker with the statement that he did not believe in the Bible. Said the Quaker, " Does thee believe in Erance ?" " Yes, for though I have not seen it, I have seen others that have. Besides, there is. plenty of corroborative proof -hat such a country does exist." " Then thee will not believe anything thee or others has not seen ? " No, to be sure I won't." Did thee ever see thine own brains ?" " No." " Ever see anybody thati^id?" "No." "Does thee believe thee ; hast any?" The youth's answer is not recorded. As an illustration of the " 'cuteness " of the Aberdeen race, it is said that once upon "a time an Aberdeen boy found a shilling near the cab stand in Union Street, opposite the churches and the .churchyard. A cabman observed the shilling drop. He observed also that the boy picked up something from the street. " What is that ?" asked the cabman. "It's a shilling," was the reply. " Give it me," said cabby ; " I lost it." " What like was it ?" asked the boy ; " Your shillin' hadna a hole int." "Of course it had," said the cabman. " Weel, this hasna," replied the boy, and the thing was settled.