Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1892-02-13 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

SCHOOL FRIBROSHIP.  Everyone who is acquainted with Westminster School knows that there is a curtain which used to be drawn across the room, to separate the upper school from the lower. A. youth happened, by some mischance, to ter the above-mentioned curtain. The severity of the master (Dr. Busby) was too well known for the criminal to expect any pardon for such a fault; so that the boy, who was of a meek temper, was terrified to death at the thought of his appearance, when his friend who eat next to him bade him be of good cheer, for that he would take the fault on himself. He kept his word accordingly. As soon sta ' they were grown up to be men, the civil war broke out, in which our two friends took the opposite sides; one of them followed the Parliament, the other the Royal party. As their tempers were different, the youth who had torn the curtain endeavoured to raise himself on the cieil list, and the other who had borne the blame of it, on the military. The first succeeded so well that he was in a abort time made a judge under the Protector. The ether was engaged in the unhappy enterprise of Penruddock and. Groves in the West. I suppose, sir, I need not acquaint you with the event of that undertaking. Every one know. that the Royal party Tan routed, widen. the head, of them, among whom wits the curtain champion, imprisoned at Exeter. It happened to be his friend's lot at the time to go the western circuit. The trial of the rebels, as they were then called, was very short, and nothing now remained but to pass sentence on them ; when the judge, hearing the name of his old friend, and observing his face more attentively, which he had not teen for many yearn, asked him if he was not formerly • Westminster scholar? By the answer, he was soon convinced that it was his former generous friend; and, without laying anything more at that time, made the best of his way to London where, employing all his power and interest with the Protector, he mood hie friend from the fate of his unhappy associates. The gentleman whose life was thins preserved by the gratitude of his (Omni-fallow wax aft,rivarde the father of a son, whom he lived to see promoted in the Church (Dr. Wake, Archbishop of Canterbary).— Easton Budget,.  %Villa the brave Prince de Conde was told that hie enemies called him a deformity, he replied, " How do they know that? My enemies never yet saw my back !" Doer that jot.. friend Mrs. S who is dewing there?" " Yee." " That's a frightfully ill-made drem she has on." " Yes, bat if it wasn't it woitill't fit her." . .  ce, " Watt, Johnnie," amid • doting uncle to hie ?ado nephew, who had been flailing all day, " did yon catch a good many fleh ?" " No, uncle, but I drowned o good many worm.," woe the reply. W..x donee of wash-lab Sr. now recommended by physiciane for young women who eomplain of dyspep.ia. Young men, troubled in the came way, can be cured by a etrong doer ofwood-eaw.  ,  The work of laying the rails for the Ismidt. angora Railway has been commenced. Mr. Justice tr Hagan has retired from the Irish Land Commission in consequence of ill•hralth. IL 'Baguet, the Boulangiat, is again appealing to the electors of the Fifth Arrondissement of ParM. Eleven persons, comprising all entire family, have been burnt to death at Hourou, Michigan. The death is announced of Rear. Admiral de Saint. Hilaire, naval Comniander.in-Chief in Algeria. A large rifle manufactory at Daurig has been completely destroyed by fire. Mr. Robert Bingham, a chemist and druggist, of Ninon Lindsey, has committed suicide. The French despatch vessel Beaver is ashore at Zanzibar, and is expected to become a total wreck. Four persons have been (frowned oil BCKUMSIid by the capsizing of a boat. A theatre at Florence has been destroyed by fire, but happily without causing any loss of life. The Liverpool iron barque Cherwell has been wrecked near Schull, county Cork. Two members of the crew were drowned.  —lir William Chaytor, Bart., hu returned 10 per cent, of their last year's rent to his Yorkshire tenantry. Sir William Chaytor, Bart., has returned,lo per cent, of their last year's rent to his Yorkshire tenantry. Mr. Frith, R.A., will contribute the opening chapter of anew series of" Personal Recollections ' in the next issue of the Whitehall Review. . . _  Mr. Arthur Buncombe, 1;;; ' been elected chairman of the East Riding of Yorkshire Quarter Sessions, vice Mr. David Burton, resigned. The Princess of Wales has consented to receive the purses to be presented by ladies at the opening of the Royal Military Exhibition in May. A correspondent of the Freeman's Journal says the words of Moore's " Sweet Vale of Avoca" have been sold beau English company for £l,