, 1858-08-13

A schoclmaster, after giving one of MS pupils
sound drns hing for speaking bad grammar. sent
him to the end Of the room to inform another bov
that he wished to speak 10 him. and. st the ssho
time, promising 70 repeat the dose II he sboks 10
him ungrammatically. Ths y6unsster. beine D
quite satisfied with what he had got, determined
to be exact, and thus addressed Us isllcw puuil
"A common substantive Of the masculine son-
der, singular number nominatye case, ard inan I,
angry mood, that sits perohsd upon tbs sminsncs !,
at the other end Of the room, Wishes 70 artcuIat.
a few sentences to you IN The present tense. q
A man in France lately lost his nose IN . raii.
road collision. The nose that was destroyed wa
rare in its ugIness--an enormous red bottio nosp.
A scientific surgeon, BY rhinoplastic operation.
not only repaired the damage, but furnished him
better, or at least a handsomer noss than he y
had before But the man regretted the loss d b
his original bottle nose, and sued he riilvnv y,
company for $4,000 damages; showing . want a
gratitude 70 science which an tho hculty iu.,lF
condemn.
Barthe, the French dramatic suihor, vas 70,
mArkAble for seldshnesS He was 80 completely
wrapped up as to be often strangely insensiblsto
the wants and woes Of others. caiIsg upon 4
friend, whose opinion hewished to have On new
comedy, he found him in his last moments. but
notwithstanding, proposed to him 10 have Il rad 4
"COnsider," said the dying man, sI have nol d
more than an hour TO live" say replied q
Barthe, sbut this win occupy only hall lhe 5
time" -
"Boy, saids traveller TO little ALLOW whom ks q
met clothed in pants and roundabout, but minps
Of another very necessary article Of apparel
. Boy, where's your shirt" aMamma's wash
ing IT," Shave you no othsrf" aNo o,hprlY
exclaimed the urchia with indignant soo.n,
"WOuld you wautA boy to have haadrui
shirtsg" f gisl aslsai} q iiyA
shakpcare, though ono of tke most opnsyous
Of men. was great hisglsr. He Was dIIsl 4
known to dispute with shopkespef ldf half u
hour on the mattsr of . penny, He gives Uot;d
spur credit ior portion Of bis own dis1otilion. /,
when be makes him say, q would eavil a. ~ 4
ninth part Of hair"
We have heard god many ionohih6 esppss.ili
sons Of nliAl Affection but none equal 10 fbs ~ .
lowing, which western man really E,Es mt b 3
not long since: @My hther was the only mn ]
ever allowed to be sassy 70 me without licking
him like thunder
An EnglishmAn purchased . small jnhn lufat
whisky. Being . member Of the afouFteon -
years standing" society, he undertook h diaguine
the dsguiser in a bag. But the bag pot bang =
long enough to cover The neck Of % bolas, a
Irishman who happened 70 be present, 1ursui,sd
Is means Of reducing the size of the paclies, -
80 take 1eW drinks out d itu A.a9li, .1iliaa
A Western editor thus sums up he peculiar-
ties Of cotemporary: "IIe Is 100 lazy % earna
meal and too mean to eatone Henever wasruh- =
erpus but once, and that was WhSn Ne gays ths
itch 10 an apprentice boy. Somach It bis god y
ness Of hearth" 0fhis industry, he saye; aThsa
only time that he ever worked Eas1hea be tqbk
castor oil for honey" .seaaa f.o1 ID elew
Steele said Of woman whom Be admifed, sTo.
have loved her was liberal edneation.p W6kn6v 90
several young men who are stndiondy trying 10 Ia
gain such liberal education. They say i Is sllp,si
It. L - eIas, ...s-.. A.. ...II..-.f ID.