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Southland Times, Issue 1302, 2 September 1870, Page 2

The First Agricultural Show iw Rome.— The Villa Borghese was witness to a very novel scene in the' beginning of June. The beautiful amphitheatre was being pre*pared for the first agricultural show ever witnessed in Borne. The Pope has given every encouragementr^tflrthe society, and the initiative is due to Duke Salviati, Prince Bociargorga (Orsini), and Prince Borghese, who are;amoiig^-the stewards. A magnificent show; oft oxen and draught horses of -the Soman Gampagna breed, was.expected. ; Preserved, is* Be.:r.—Anextewrdinary scene took place outside a caf& chantant in the Champs Elysees ktely. A gentleman flung down a lighted fusee, and it set fire to the dress of a lady. Seeing the . ; danger, all the consumers rushed out to her rescue, and inundated her with beer, which, they; were drinking. The result- was- successful, and she was not much injured, though- frightened and much scented with theliquid' used in/her preservation. •*"* £vO-"a£ A: clergyman going ta a' miserly old lady to beg. for a worthy .object, found himselif refused on the grbnWdof poverty. Feigning himself much interested in her story, he expressed great surprise thereat, and-saidj r-^I-bad-not-thought- you— in such want jV- and then taking out some -money~rhe asid^-HE-ere is something-tfaat , will do ior'the present ;.wheti I call' again I will bring you- more." The -old lady was so enraged, that she gave him agood round sum to show 'him that she did not mean she was a pauper. ■? *, - ' . Why is a very* angry , man- like minutes past 12 ?— He is ready to strike one. , '. .' , ..'..■' „:..'/•■ - Sweetening one's! coffee is generally the first stirring event of the day. '■'"' The literary arena "is .evidently orerthronged. » The other day a gentleman sent a manuscript to a certain monthly magazine, and received in reply the following note: — '-'-The editor will not be .able to- glance at. your^MS, , f or T several yearsV-^lt? is now^-at my office awaiting your wishes."- . . : a^ » unr-i Ah iihpudent outsider and Ifitemry amateur called upon an editor and asked , permission to write the fine art criticisms and the theatrical critiques, as he was in want of somethingjto do. "I am sorry to say that both departments are filled,** responded the obliging editor, " butifarou really want something to do you can clean I the windows." '."_....'