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Wairarapa Standard, Volume I, Issue 51, 23 December 1867, Page 4

ANexcellent New York lady Las lost her husband—“ a good man, to whom she was tender!}' attached.” A few days after the funeral the sexton brought in his bill “For digging grave, two dollars.” “My gracious,” raid the widow, “you don’t charge two dollars for digging a grave in such a soft spot as that! I would willingly have dug it myself for one dollar!” Mr. ns and Minnie. —An old Dutch fanner in Canada had a handsome daughter named Minnie, who recently joined the Methodist Church against which the old farmer was somewhat prejudiced. The young minister, under whose instrumentality Miss Minnie liras converted visiting her frequently excited his suspicion that all wasnot right. Accordingly, he visited the church one Sunday night, and seated himself unohservedly among the congregation. Soon after faking bis seat, the minister, who was preaching from Daniel, sth chapter, :25th verse repeated in a loud voice the words of his test, “Mene, mene, tekel,.upharsin” upon which the old farmer sprang to his feet seized, the affrighted girl by the arm, and hurried heroutof the meeting-house. Having reaching the churchyard, he gave vent to his feelings in the words, “ I knows dere was something wrong; and now I schwares to’em.” ‘ Vv by, fatner, what do you mean ?” replied the bewildered and innocent girl. “ Didn’t 1! shcuicd tne old man, striking his fists together and with his foot: “ didn’t I hear the parson .call out to you, ‘Minnie Minnie, tickle da parson!’”