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Southland Times, Issue 1662, 15 November 1872, Page 1 (Supplement)

" What are you looking after my < daughter ?" said an old gentleman at a Christmas party. " Looking after a son-in-law for you, father," was the witty reply. ** Talking about suicide, an old lady lately sail .- — " It's all very well to rail at suicide, but wait until you've been a woman 110 consecutive years, and you will, probably, think differently about it." A Pennsylvania editor, in acknowledging the gift of a peck of potatoes, says: — "It is kindnesses as these that brings* tears to our eyes. One peck of potatoes makes the whole world kin. We have trusted to Providence, and this is our reward. We would like a little kindling wood and some good turnips, but that would be asking too much, attire will try to do without them." Hobblblb Incident.— -Two children recently discovered a drunken man lying in a state of insensibility in the tussaoks behind their house, and actuated by a spirit of diabolical mischief, actually succeeded in cutting off one of his legs with a rusty saw. The man was discovered soon after, and is doing better than might have been expected. In fair* i ness to the children it ought to be itated fcfa«t the leg wa§ a wooden one. '