SALVATIONISTS IN TROUBLE.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1734, 7 January 1888, Page 2

SALVATIONISTS IN TROUBLE.

" AMnofleua ? ' m the "New Zaaland Mall" tells the following atory about a party of Salvationists who were going for a little jaunt m a dog-oart which, and likewise tho horae, had been loaned by a Bympathlsing acquaintance They didn't get far through, for disturbed m hU " innar.ta " by the poksd boneta of the women, or the scarlet Bhirt frouta of the men, tha horae deolinod to make an off >rt. Well, one would have thought -that the oooupantß of the vebiole would have recours d to prayer, or psalmody to Btimaiate 'he brute. Not a bit of it though. The driver, a proper dfao<ple of blood and thandsr, apolied the common remady Tho horae atood the whacking fo? a tim* and thon backed into tho gutter ; harder fell the whacks, and thoroughly ronaed aud <urele?a of the oiinta behind him. tha horae began to kick and did&'t stop nntil h a had kicked every mothe-'a eon and daaghtar of 'em out of the trap and tha trap to piccea, or next doer to it. Thai the ousted ones gathered themaelvta together to consider the poai« tlon, und one of 'era suddenly bethought him of a note that had beon cent by the ownar of the turn out ; and had been overlooked. Ie waa now pornaed and the oon'entß were of the moat portentous kind. It ran somewhat as follows, "Be careful of tho lioaa ; don't go near hia head m the atable or he'll bite lik"e thunder, and tako oar* of hia heala, for he is a b>ute to kick. And whatdver you do, don't whip him when m harnean or he'll commenoa to kick and won't stop nnt.il thf re'a nothing behind Mm to kick at " "0 i, gracioua Lord !" mo>ned tha readot "if we had only n.ad this baforo," There waa a heap of o >nipenaulon staring them m the face, hrmaea, toru cloth, s, and a demolished dogcart. They oonoluded they'd been "had."