ODDS AND ENDS.

Temuka Leader, Volume I, Issue 97, 20 November 1878, Page 3

ODDS AND ENDS.

What tree bears the most fruit for

market ? —The axle-tree. A. maker of lasts in the Strand, in a fly-sheet in praise of his own wares, says that the qualities of his last “commend themselves to be appreciated by all persons who value the free and unfettered use of that highly-gifted, yet much-abused member —the human foot,” After preaching a tedious sermon on happiness, during which he enumerated the various classes of happy persons, a minister of a Highland church asked one of his elders, what he thought of the discourse. “ Yon omitted one large class of the happy,” replied the elder, — “ they who escaped your sermon.” A "quaint writer says—“ I have seen women so delicate that they were afraid to ride, for fear of the horse running away—afraid to sail, for fear the boat might upset—afraid to walk, for fear they might fall ; but I have never seen one afraid to be married, which is far more riskful than all the rest put together.” A lady who lived near a church was sitting by the window listening to the crickets, 'which were, loudly chirping, the music from the choii being faintly audible, when a gentleman dropped in who had just passed the church and had the music full in his mind. “ What a noise they are making to-night! ” said he. ,£ Yes,” said the lady ; “ and it is said they do it with their hind-legs 1 The Hungarian officer of Hussars, Feodardu Zuhovits, who valiantly fought on the side of the Turks during the late Avar, and who first made his name known in the year 1874, by riding on the same horse from Vienna to Paris (about IOOU English miles) within less than fourteen dues, is uoav in London, and intends to cross the Channel from Dover to Calais on horseback. As a preliminary exertion, he will swim his horse from Westminster Bridge to Greemvich, or Woolwich, thus demonstrating that his say! aiming apparatus for horses Avill enable troops of horseman to cross Avith all their accoutrements rivers where bridges do not exist or have been destroyed by the enemy.