A BOY'S ESSAY ON THE OSTIUCH

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1766, 14 February 1888, Page 3

A BOY'S ESSAY ON THE OSTIUCH

The " Clotba Leader " is responsible fot the following : — * In a eobool not 10C0 leagues from Balolutba, although not m that borough, tbe master m oecasionaliy wont to test the j tnior pupils' power of expressing their thoughts In words The following is a specimen of a composition exetcao by a bright youth after receiving an object lesson on the ostrich. Evidently the thoughts <f a previous lesson on cork or water were ■till In bis mind :— * Dear Sir,— l tske up mf pen to let you know what I know abont an ostrich. An ottroch ia tho biggest bird In tbe world. It Is opsq'ie and boyant, and lives m the deserts of araba and afrloa it Is of tbe camel class , heeaoiait has a long neck. An oas r iih hai three feathers, which the Prince of Wales says is "I serve." lt has three states solid Hqu'd and ga». Toey have two toes on each foot. An atc<ohlays tea eggs at a time, aud the mail bud helpa the hot sand to batch them. They ara very fast ruuoers, and they wjuld never matifge to catch th*- m if the horses did -tt run very fast m a e*gs*g a'yle like a Z It pays well if yon can catch » gaod lot of birds, and the ilawklanders •re trying bard to rear oatrltches m that provli.ee, because tbey can't grow oats tbeie and tbe M*oris eat tbeir sheep;" Tha above is an exaot oopy of the exeroiie.