It is a mistake to suppose the sun is supported in the skies by its beam*. Those who most frequently visit the watering places in the summer are milkmen. Why are old maids the most charming of all people ? — Because they are match' less. Some girls are like old muskets ; they use a good deal of powder, but won't go off. Can an individual be said to be head and ears in debt when he hasn't paid his hatter ? In a country newspaper appears the following passage : — " A number of deaths are unavoidably postponed." An editor out West heads his list of marriages with " Noose Items" — another calls them " Feats of the Ring." The Guardian says the memorial from the clergy to the bishops against the Purchas judgment has already received nearly 2,000 signatures.
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Southland Times, Issue 1535, 9 February 1872, Page 3
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134Untitled Southland Times, Issue 1535, 9 February 1872, Page 3
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