Josh Billings says, "The mewl is a larger burd than a guse or turkey. It haa two legs to walk with and two moro to kick with,'and it wears its, wings on the fide of its hed." A well-known lady-philanthropist is fond of distributing tracte. When a Belgian brigade was over here visiting some time ago, she invited them to her residence whero every man was presented with a tract nnd a cigar. "How kind of ze lady." remarked one ot the brave Brabanters who did not comprehend the nature of the publication given to him, "not only to geef us ze smoke, but to provide also ze papaire for to light ze cigar vid !"
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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume VI, Issue 528, 5 August 1881, Page 3
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115Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume VI, Issue 528, 5 August 1881, Page 3
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