A Western paper says of the air, in its relation to man, "It kisses and blesses him, but it will not obey him." Dobbs says that description suits his wife exactly.
A female teacher in a school that stood on the banks of a river onco wished to communicate to her pupils an idea of faith. While she was trying to explain the meaning of the word, a small fishing-boat came in view. Seizing upon the incident for an illustration, she exclaimed, " If I were to tell you that there was a leg of mutton in that boat, you would believe me, would you not, without ever seeing it yourselves P " " Yes, ma'am," replied the schblars. " Well, that ij faith," said the schoolmistress. The next day, in order to test the recollection of the lesson, she inquired. -'What is faith ?" " A leg of mutton in a beat J " was answered from all parts of the schoolroom. £%Ji
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Thames Star, Volume VI, Issue 1803, 13 October 1874, Page 2
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157Untitled Thames Star, Volume VI, Issue 1803, 13 October 1874, Page 2
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