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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1288, 27 January 1883, Page 4

In response to an enquiry, for court plaster the other day a Detroit druggist handed out apiece about six.inches square and asked the boy if he. thought that would do. 'I dunno/ was the doubtful reply. ' Who is it fori 1 'For father. 1 'Didn't he say how .large a piece?, 'No, but I know that-isn't half large enough. • Ma hit him; with the whole side of the -washboard at once, and that won't begin to cover the clip.'

Here's the latest about the mad King of Bavaria. He dines alone, with plates set for imaginary guests, At all hours of the night he routs up his courtiere to play at billiards with him,' ajid if they have a button awry he dismisses them from his service. He orders plays and operas to be performed at:midnigHt'atwhich he is the sole spectator '■Some' then the performers havetomakea pause until he awakes. - These inter, ludes. not unfrequently lasts two 'or three hours. Occasionally tak?S. actor or actress , into his faypr,.|)j| in; this case, no infringement .ofr etiquette < is permitted. A-little while ajgjo"Jb®. insisted upon tbe.chmf |p|reßß of the theatre reading tragedies to himwhen he was in bed. One night, being tired -for she had to sat down on the edge ol the bed/i\She was/.at once banished from the kingdom for having insisted the Royal couch. He has already built' i one palace, which architecta, decorators and masons are under l oath not-to describe; and his latest freak iß ;, fo build another on the mode} Louifl; XlY.'s folly at Versailles, eyery being reproduced according to exact measurement* M,! '*