The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-12-24 00:00:00

The DIAMOND ROBBERY from HATTON.
GARDEN POST OFFICE.

A notice has been issued from the Metropolitan
Police Office, signed by Sir E. Y. W. Henderson, an-
nouncing a reward of 1:1,200 (200 by the Postmaster-
General, and £l,OOO by Messrs. Lewis and Lewis) in
this case, and announcing also that the Home Secre-
tary will advise the grant of her Majesty's most
gracious pardon to any accomplice, not being the
actual perpetrator of the theft, who shall give such in-
formation as shall lead to the apprehension and convic-
tion of the remaining delinquents. A description of
the stolen property follows.

CUTTINGS FROM AMERICAN PAPERS.

Whenever you see a woman talking straight at a
man and beginning to nod her head and keep time to it
with her upraised index finger, it is about time for somebody
to climb a tree.

An old negro says: "Sass is powerful good in
everything but children. Dey need come other kind of
dressing."

A Texas paper says that a society has been esta-
blished in that town " for the prev‘ntion of cruelty to
animals with upwards of 200 dollars in the bank." If
animals with bank accounts only are to be benefited the
society will deserve little support.

Not long since a family moved into a house in a
New York suburb. After a week or so a friend of the family
called on them, and asked how they liked the locality.
"Pretty well."—" Have you called on any of the neighbours
yet ?"—" No, hut I am going to if there is any more LI my
firewood missing."

Two young peopl) eloped to a neighbouring state
and telegraphed back to the girl's parents, " May we get
married? Please wire consent immediately, as the ceremony
will be performed this evening, anyhow."

"Can you look me in the face, Clara, and say
that?" asked Fred. Said Clara : "I'm telling you the
truth, Fred: but I'd rather not look you in, the face, Fred;
indeed I wouldn't. Mr. Easel, the artist, says we should
avoid looking upon anything but the beautiful.'
They sat together in the lamplight and read the
advertising columns of their local paper, when he suddenly
exclaimed : "Look, only 15 dole. for a suit of clothes!"
:"Is
it a wedding suit?" she asset!. "Oh, no," he replied ; "it
is a business suit." Well, I meant business," she replied.
That settled it.
Ambitious man: "Is there any fixed rule for
writing poetry I" There is I Don't
An old woman in Pennsylvania crossed over abridge
that was marked " dangerous without seeing the sign. On
being informed of the fact, on the other side, she turned
about in great alarm, and recrossed it.
A backwoodsman promised to send the minister
fifty pounds of maple sugar for marrying him. Time passed
on and no maple sugar arrived' to sweeten the minister's
household. Some months later lie saw the newly married
husband in the town and ventured to remind him: "My
friend, you did not send the maple sugar you premised."
With a saddened countenance he looked up and replied: "To
tell you the truth, governor, she ain't worth it."

According to the Daily News, it is anticipated that
a local Land Court will be in operatioß in every county in
Ireland before Parliament meets.