ROUGH ON THE PARSON.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2307, 29 May 1886, Page 2 (Supplement)

ROUGH ON THE PARSON.

certain wortliy/gentleman in the :nbrth, whoso ■ disposition: was. to be an '■much given !i to. lujspitality' as '..his''' more frugal and painstaking';, helpmate would at all times permit,, was called upon ono afternoon' by a reverend ■ geiit'jman; ■ As they hud been fellow-students .together, ami; had": passed.. their ;■ examinations before the same presbytery, they had, of course,' a large collection of past events to discuss. One tumbler, therefore, followed another, and'each tumbler brought along with'it a now series of interesting reminiscences, till the time arrived when it was fit the Htranger should mount and proceed on his way. Tins, however, was a proposal which the kind-hearted landlord, whose heart was now awakened to all the pleasureablo feelings of sociality, would ' not listen to him,. and in spite of'all the. nods, winks, dark look, and other silent but signiheent intimations by which the married have the peculiar gift of secretly communicating with each other, he insistd, much to the chagrin of his helpmate,, that his friend should remaiu with them for the night. This arrangemeut being effected, supper made its appearance, and, was, as usual, followed by another tumbler by way of a sleeping draught. As a prelude to their parting for the night, the good dame was now asked by her husband to bring in the family bible. On her retiring to perform this duty, the guest slipped out to place his boots in the passage. Vvhilestooping fortius purpose, the lady oi the manso returned, and mistaking tho stranger for her husband, gave him a hearty rap with the sacred volume over the bald head of his reverence.'' There," said she, in a matrimonial whisper, "that's forgarin' him stay a' nieht."

A bill bus been introduced in the French Chamber to disestablish the bar, It provides that every litigant •shall conduct his own case, and if he judges it unwise to do bo may trust his defence or the conduct of his claim to one friend who shall cepresont bim.

The massive iron chest in which the.; manuscript of the Domesday book was formerly kept, is still preserved in the British office of Public Records, and it will be an object of curiousity ut the coiring celebration of the 800 th Domesday anniversary. , . Leopold Zumz, tho distinguished Jewish scholar of Berlin, is dead at the agi Of ninoty-two.