The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-02-06 00:00:00

" • NEW PLIDGI."

I can vouch f w the I .flowing. Aweli.knrwn Lour-
fleet Isndlord was standing st his do r the other mtrn-
ing, when there came along a tolerably public ,
charalter, wh,aie profession lies in the areal m of fish
hawking. Ile w. e sporting the "bias." Th• follow-
ing couvemation ensued :—Landl,r3 : Hullo, Tom,
how are you? I is. you hays the blue ribhon up.
Well, perhspe it's as gnsl a thing a' you could 4 for
many • sallon's been wasted down your throat, A.
'gas. meaater, I've got han up. A lady pinned 'on on
for I the other night. But lor' b'emee that don't make
no difference. We do wear it just 1. g B .urne'
and get somethin' out .4 the old tali,. down there.
Why, bides yer heart, ffram, there ain't one In • thalami
as wears it as is • test. baler. And I say, moister,
couldn't I just pat • gnarl across tgly chest OW
morning neith..r.—Lanill Not at :tem..' expolse
Vflu won't. He d esn't elm:mirage hypocrisy. nood
morni I —Zan walks on lo ,kirg in .st, unmistakeably
" bate." _ _

A correspondent writ•s as follows :—As an example
of the intemperate argunsenta need by some advocrates
to what they call temperance, I woold refer to the
remarks of • would•he orator at Mr. Murphy's Sun.
day evening meeting. Ile wee down up at a6m of
'rowers in th, town—and foe what' Simply bemuse
they had built a hitod•orn• new billiard room for one
of their hotels, and placol in it a first•rato tablet. Now,
sir, I should like to know what earthly hum there I.
in this. Biller& is essentially a scientific game,
requiring the nerves to be in the mo t normal con-
dition; • man who drank mot wisely. but too much,
could no more put in "half • century" thou be could
ride • bioyle. What wor pstty mean arguments are
such *actions. It only Shows. In my opinion, the
weakness of lb* caues.—Yonrs, itc., A.

I hear that an irate bueband is carefully c4n4dering
the relalive uaerits of cane and ground tub. Ms
better half attended one of the blue ribbon aneetligs
last week, en I. in spite 61 her remonvtranoes, abs was
forcibly detained, while the badge f the orier was
pinnai up gi her bees.t. It is gait* evident, aocording
z" rayl formation, that the person who thus so
offensively acted allowed his seal t outrun his
d4cretion. If he Is a entleman be should apologise ;
but la he?

rigiarawat.
Tim Garrick Clab ought to bar' a crammed home
Ca' TosecitY, when they will DfUii We face "COOL
MI Onoomber," Rada, kw " Belpbegur."

Certainly, they deserve it, for they go to work with •
Plonk that is somewhat for, to Poole. Three pro-
fesitional actresses, I hear, have been engaged, chief
&moos whoin is pretty Maud Bromic ,inhe. For
beauty, Maud could give the Jersey Lily 50 out of •
100, and then come in an easy winner. I should
suppose she his been more photograohed than any
other woman under the sun. In town she is at
Present noting at the Strand, Avenue, and other
theatres. Anothyr of the ladles suirsnad a Miss
Sophie Fans, of Covent Glard•o, and third is Miss F.
Young. As the club numbers some very good *More
In its rank., thy perfotro Yoe. ~f Third ty should be •
success both artis ically and financially.

wesinisit.
BLUR R BBOA COOPIL TIWPUAKC, MIBIIInN.-011
Monday evening an address c meat ion with this
mission was given in the Ark by Major Byers I Poole,
P. 11.11.9., (late of the 60th Rif! The chair wu
taken by the 1t,,. John Wynn Werolock. There was
• good attendance. A IMMO' for women only wart held
during the afternoon, when Maj rr Poole addressed
thou present.

EVANOILISTIC Ml•6loN,—During the peat 10 days
spousal evangelistic services have been held in the
Corn Exchange and the different places of Maine
worship in our town by Mr. A. Mapatone„ an
energetic mil prominent member of the Errin-
g •lisation S Maly, 21, Surrey-street, Strand, London.
Tbe series of services bare been well attended, and it
I. antLipated much 'tient good has been wrought for
the glory of whilst the series has certainly
Drought together sections of the Christ's', Church to
help in miner. nf ,r one c .mmon object. The singing
at the meetings was led by a choir comp Ned of
choristers from every demi:dilation, which doubtless
helped to popularise the arks.
Commie. —A grand volunteer evening concert Irall
held in the Blandford Corn Excbaoge on Tueeday
evening, at which • f arstrionable and appreciative
audience sneem..led. The concert was arranged mainly
through the extrtions of t,ergeaLt F. Blandlord, to
whom the greatest prams must be am ded tor the rare
treat affordad those who, were present. The pr..-
gramme included some first-this artistes, who well
beyt up their reputation a. able nuereiesse. The
Or.bestral Union, under the eundisctorsUip of Mr. C.
If. Curtis, meintsicied their high character through-
out. Tree musical abilities of Mr.. A. K Smith (of
Lentos), and the Mieses Smith and Moser Smith, met
with hearty commendations from the audience, who
was not to discs ru the qualities of the performers.
Mr. awl Madame Regan's solos were much admired,
as was also Signor Benzona'is harp solo. Toe v 0061144
were very good, and the sooornoweist, Mu L.
lilandfoed, deserves praise for hag endeavours.