MISCELLANEOUS.

Wairoa Bell, Volume V, Issue 182, 27 January 1893, Page 6

MISCELLANEOUS.

An English paper has unearthed the following from the Prayer Book of the Established Church 300 years ago : * We heartily pray Thee to send Thy holy spirit into the hearts of them that possess the grounds, pastures, and dwelling-places of the earth, that they, remembering themselves to be Thy tenants, may Dot rack and stretch out the rents of their houses and lands, nor yet take unreasonable fees and incomes after the manner of covetous worldlings, hut so let them out that the inhabitants thereof may be able to pay the lent?, and also honestly to live, to nourish their family and to relieve the poor.” A Confirmed- Invalid.—A poor woman, who had attended several confirmations, was at last recognised by the bishop, ‘ Pray, have I not seen you here before ?’ said his loidship. ‘ Yes,’ replied the woman, ‘ I get me conform’d as often as I can; they tell me it is good for the rheumatis One Good Turn Deserves Another. —Dr A , physician at Newcastle, being summoned to a vestry, in order to reprintand the sexton for drunk n .ess, he dwelt so long on the sexton’s misconduct, as to draw from him this expression :— ‘ Sir, I thought that you would have been (he last man alive to appear against me, as I have.covered so many blunders of yours /’ Pleasant Invitation. — Some years ago says Richardson, in his anecdotes of painting, a gentleman came to me to invite me to his house. 4 I have,’ says he, 4 a picture cf Rubens, and it is a rare good one. Little H. the other day came to see it, and says it is a copy. If any one says so again, I’ll break liis head. Pray, Mr Richardson, will you do me the favour to come, and give me your real opinion of it?’ Be Cheerful and Persevere —One great point is to keep your spirits up, When a man is down in the dumps, he thinks it is all up with him ; and then he will not

work with a will. Cheerfulness greases the wheels of labour, which are apt to squeak if a good deal of it is not used. You cm get over a job twice as well it you can whistle. If you happen to have short commons, cheerfulness makes a little go a long way If you have short-cake.. tor breakfast, j’ou must hope to make all the heartier lunch. If you get roast nothing and no turnips for dinner, look out for a better supper. Never say 4 die ’ till you’re dead ; and then it’s no use. While God lives, a good man’s hope should never give up the ghost.