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Waikato Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 2403, 3 December 1887, Page 2 (Supplement)

Old lady, Razing at oil-painting : “ ho painted that air picture, mister ?” Dealer : “ Rosa Bonlieur.” Old lady ; “ One of the old masters?” Dealer: “No, ma’am—one of the old missuses.” A Gentleman once called on Henry Ward Beeeher who told him he did not know anything about business, and began topourouta stream of wilty nonsense. The gentleman, somewhat nettled, exclaimed petulantly, “I do wish you would talk a little common sense !” “But wouldn’t that be taking an unfair advantage of you ?’’ meekly suggested, Beecher, with an irrestible twinkle in his eyes. Fathek : “Well, what can you say for the young man ?” Daughter: “He’s young and handsome, and has good business ability.” Father; "How do yon know anything about his business qualifications?” Daughter: “ Why, he has shown mo again and again now nicely we could get along if yon would make ns a present of a couple of thousand pounds.” An “Englishman in New York ” writes : —I am ever at a loss to know why our countrymen display so much lack of social courtesy when visiting foreign countries. Here is a case in point. The other day a fashionable wedding—that of the daughter of Mr John Bigelow—took place here. To the consternation of all present, the Duke of Sutherland appeared arrayed in a suit of loose fitting tweed, and wearing an jll-oon-ditioned felt hat, his appearance thus clad, and surrounded by a company of smartlydressed people, being quite appalling. I need scarcely say that universal resentment was felt by the company at such an unwarrantable broach of social amenities, and the general remark was, “What shall we do with him?” One of the ushers (an equivalent to our best man) was anxious to have his Grace invited to retire, and was only dissuaded from so doing by one of the ladies of the party, who remarked, “ Next time we send out cards we will put N.T. in the corner for the benefit of Englishmen, those letters being interpreted “No tramps.” Is it stupidity, ignorance or inherent snobbishness which causes snob breaches of courtesy ? Would his Grace act in suck a manner at home ? No ! Then, I say, why docs he consider himself entitled to take such liberties with a people who, as you well know, are much more sensitive) than ourselves in matters of outward decorum ? J. L. Sum,ivan—tbe_ J.D.O.—is on the war path with a string of nice little challenges says “ Cosmopolitan” in the Leader. Ho proposes to tight Smith and Kilrain, one after the other, and in the same ring, date to bo one month before the Smith-Tviirain fight. I am not a believer in Sullivan, except as a tremendously fast man for a short spell. Boxing, and always exhibition boxing too, apart, Sullivan lias not a record at all. Ho beat Paddy Ryan, a great useless lump. Well, Paddy Ryan’s best show was poor enough. He met poor old Joe Goss when Joe was at death’s door with drink and premature age. Goss kept him off for I don’t know how long, and would have won after all but for the interfence of the roughs bearing up for Ryan. The worst rub about the J.L.S.’s game is this, that ho dqes nqt challenge unless ho fee|s quite certain tljat his deli, will not bp taken up. He has humbugged till his quondam admirers had to admit that ho did not mean to fight Kilrain, and played the same game with Jem Smith. The former tried over and over again for a match. Smith says now that lie will accomodate Sullivan after the Kilrain affair, whether ho wins or loses that battle. Sullivan is to bo here shortly, so we are told- We do not want him. I£p lias again split with hjs manager, Pat Slioedy. lint if Sullivan comes to England Shoody will make the voyage also, but on his own account. Then, yon see, if Sullivan straightens himself, and is worth managing, Sheedy will be on the spot.