The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-11-30

A New Zealand correspondent of the
san Francisco Alta is responsible for the
following story
However strange Mr. DWwiu's theory
that man is descended from monkey
may seem to be to- many, the following
particulars in the history OF one of tho
present member, OF Parliament for New
Zealand are related in all sober earnest
ness in Southern papers. Mr. B.'S early
life was spent in the wills ct South Afri-
ca When i mere infant he was one day
laid peacefully at rest nj the door of his
woodland home. llia worthy parent.
near the cabin, shot the Young offspring
Of large monkey Ut which the feelings
ot the ailectionatr mamma We're of course
much wounded She was. however. dri,-
en- away by the approaching hunter, and
| in passing the cabin door noticed and
stole The future New Zealand legislator
The loss was no, discovered for an hour
| atterward, and then all efforts 10 find the
rohber proved mayailing. Three months
after thi3 period hunting party came
| across family OF monkeys in the wilder
ness, and there, in the arms of the careful
although untutofHd wel-nursr, was the
long lost child who chattrrrl uul jibbcr-
tN III llt MUS I'IDN t''I lllOilhtN lttSIItUt
apparently fully equal tn the eNjgcncics
of the situation. Could there be any
more convincing evidence than this Of the
approaching affinity between our race and
| those hairy denHen> of the woods
| CLosr HAULED, Since the death of
Father T1rlor, Of Boston, many anecdotes
are told Nf him, among which is the fol
lowing from Richmond, where he wa,
born He spoke the sailor vemacular To-
his audience, who fully appreciated and
loved the good old man. On one occa-
SION while making the dust fly from the
naipit cushions, he noticed an old salt
whose weather beaten tace was a good
tac-SinRo OF an old fashioned door plate.
seated near the altar, and who gave rN-
preston to his conviction of sin. by loud
prolonged groans, and At every renewed
blast from the pulpit the groans became
louder, whereat the good father fixed
him with his eye, and addressed him in
these words: "Iutl, brother, lutf; lun
while she breezes, and you'll weather hell
yet with the lee leeches of your top
sail smoking;' which neatly expressed
the nearest touch and 90 possible, and
gave good solid comfort to Jack.
Mayne Reid was once 4 gallant soldier.
and distinguished himself in the Mexican
War. He was wont TO rccitc poetry,
much TO the wrath and disgust of his
brother officers. One day he roared ont
AT midnight, in his guarded tent,
The Turk lay dreaming Of the hour
When Greece her knees"
"I say, Reid" interrupted Ned Mar
shall "why did she grease her knees >"
'What ?" you said grease her knees
Now the question that agitates the coun-
try is, why did She grease her knees 80
The gay Lieutenant gazcd for moment.
and said sternly, 1ou'rc a fool /" A
duel was the consequence, in which Ned
Marshall, with his usual luck, got the
worst of it.
A young man generally gives lock of his
hair to his sweetheart before he marrics her.
After marriage she sometimes helps herself and
| don't use scissors.
| A man in Memphis bought five hundred
| tickets, ut SO each, in church fair, and drew
two S. prizes.