THINKING ALOUD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 700, 23 February 1881, Page 2

THINKING ALOUD.

The late Duke of Cambridge had an uncontrollable-habit of talking in an undertone to himself, especially faring divine aorvioe. Thus, when the Dean of the Ohapel Royal said " Let us pray," he might have been heard to exclaim—" Yes' let us pray; a very good, thing indeed j let us pray, by all means j" and down he • would kneel accordingly. Again, when the commandments were * read: ~r "Thou shall do no murder." •' Ahem 1 Well I don't .think I ever killed anyone that I can remember, Amen." " Thou shalt not commit adultery." "May the good Lord forgive me 1 I. fearl havebroken that commandment very often, but let us pray by all means; and may the Lord have mercy on all our souls. Amen. • Amen." - . • "Thou shaltnot steal." " I don't think I have ever stolen from anyone Bince I waa quite a little boy, ' Amen."

The opening catalogue at the London / wool sale on tKe 15th insfc.-, comprised 2100 bales. There was a good attendance of Home and Foreign buyers. The de> : raand m fair, but prices were,' as dim' pared with the dosing rates bf last sales, fully Jd lower for greasy, and Id.'lower. for scoured wools. The.total arrivals for the auctions amounts to 310,000 bales, and the probable quantity to be offered is 300,000, , !