ROUND THE WORLD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2249, 20 March 1886, Page 2

ROUND THE WORLD.

A curlouß circumstance occurred the other day, which places the' dexterity of the members of the swell mob in rather a striking light. A female, of very ladylike and pleasing manners, called at the establishment of ono of the h'rat hairdressora of Glasgow, and after a little conversation, requested to know if they shaved gentlemen's heads. An answer being given in the aflirmatsve, she proceeded to state that she had a brother, a young man of a rather faoile mind, and that their medical man had thought it advisable that his head should be shaved; that he was troubled with strange hallucinationssuch as that he belonged to and was a-' membor of a large drapery establishment in town, giving the name and so on. After a little more conversation in the same strain, she said she would bring her ■ brother next day, and that hairdresser) was to have two in •waiting, so as to forcibly shave his head, and that they were to • pay no attention * to his protestations of being a member of the great firm she had menv tioncd. Having succeeded so fltk, in blinding the worthy hainjresfflv who promised to havo everythingin readiness, sho took her leave. Next day she called at the drapery establishment above alluded to, and bought a consider-, able quantity of sik goods, and stated that if they would send one : of their young men along with her to articular, address, they would get paid. The lady and tho young man with the- goods then left in a cab, and when opposite the hairdresser's establishment sho. told W companion that if he would go al»,ngher, she would get as much :mon'ey as: w.o.uld make the amount of tho bill, The • unsuspecting youth went in, and was met by the perfumer in the most bland manner who requested him to walk up stairs, which he did, not doubting hut that he was to receive payment of the amount. Ono evening John Olork (tod Eldon) had been dipping rather too deeply in the. convivial howl witha friendiymeon-st,, ' and on omorging into the opew air, hii ' intellect became in a considerable degree confused, and not being able to distinguish objects with any degree of minuteness or certainty, he thought himself in a fair way of losing tho road to his own house i|Jl' Picardy Place. In perplexity he es'pieP'i some one coming towards him,, whom he stopped with this query, "D'yo ken whaur John Clerk bides?" "What's the use of o'you spcerin' that question?" said the man; "you're John Olork himself." —'' I ken that," answered John, " but it's no himsel' that's wanted, it's his house." A minister of tho KkL in good old Scotland, once fallen , , asleep in the midst of his homijy oh the "' Sabbath. So, pausing in the steady, and possibly somewhat monotonous flow of hi» oratory, he broke forth with this personal address, sharp and clear but very deliberate: " Susan!" Susan opened her eyes'' • and ears in a twinkle, as did' all 'other 1 ; dreamers in tho house, whether asleep or*' awake. " Susan, I dinna marry you 1 'for' your wealth, sin' ye hae'd I dinna marry ye for your be&fif fckatt the hail congregation iriiri see:' ' hae nograce,' I'have maoy hju) a tajr- baji'. : gain 1" ' Susan's,' slumhera were ,'effeothally brokettvfp J foi'tKalday. "-•'■:'' ' ■''•"■•,' Koi'i ; Beverage.-" They are nota \.\ beverage; but a 'medicine, with 'curative' .£.', properties of the/highest' degree, irjg'rio 'poisfoolis: drugs'.''' Theyy'do^f ; ' tear dpwn'ah' already djstem, ?'; but' build it up.'. One Wt&^c6n>ins ! '.'■ more real hop strength' than' a"'barrel-''off ordinary beer. Physicians prescribe them — Bocheska U.S.A., Evening %toj, on American Hop Bitters.