WEATHER REPORT.
The following are the Meteorological readings at Alford Station for the week ending Friday, November 19, 1886 :
AN AMDSISG STORY.
An amusing story (aaya tha Pall Mall Gazette) has been going the round of the French papers respecting a general whose recent due ling exploits have excited some amusement both in England and on the Continent. This worthy brave is said to be possessed cf an extraordinary eoat of mail. One day, so the story goes, General sent for a clever artisan in Paris, and demanded of him whether he would engage to make a ooat of mail, to be worn under the ordinary dress, which should be absolutely sword and bullet proof. The man promised'to do as requested, naming 19,00 3fr the price of It. The bargain was speedily concluded, and in due time the article was brought round to the general's house. The general took it up, carefully examined It, and, turning to the man, told him to put It on. The man did as he w<e bid. “ As you guarantee the efficacy of your ooat, you will have, 1 presume, no objection to my testing it,” drily remarked the general, and before the astonished artisan oonld protest, be took a brace of pistols and discharged them. Half dead with fear the man stood the fire, and to the great credit of his workmanship with complete Impunity. Bat the general was not content with one trial tie fired a seocnl pistol at the back ol the man and afterwards discharged a fowling piece at him with similar effect, or rather noneffaot. He also tried iu vain to pierce the coat with a sword The gallant general was so delighted with hia new garment that he handed the artisan two cheques for 19.000 fr, the first being the amount agreed on, and the second cheque in compensation for the fright be bed given Ww, M«.il
Date. Shads. Low ,high High in Sun. State of weather. Saturday 132Fine N.W. wind Sunday 42 ; 70 131Fine Monday 45’ 133Tuesday 39 ' 141Fine. N.W. wind Wed’day 131Thur’day •45* 133Fine Friday 77136- „
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1412, 20 November 1886, Page 2
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349WEATHER REPORT. Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1412, 20 November 1886, Page 2
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