A Night in the Bash.
1 It is pleasant to spend a night in .the New. Zealand bush in the height of summer, when there is the certainty of the solitude being relieved by Hie close companionship and street music of millions of mosquitoes. It is different, however, in the winter time, especially after heavy rains, and when bno has nothing to eat, and there is little or no chance of being able to kindle a -fire. This was the case wjth,. two men. inthe Kiwitea the other night. On returning home from their work they thought to' make a shortcut, and did so, but not in the direction they intended. Ultimately they found themselves benighted, and having only two matches between them, they offered a prayer that they might succeed in getting; at least one of them to light. The first ' refused to strike, but with the second . 0 they were slightly more fortunate, aW> . though it nearly went out. Haying kindled a small fire they "contented". themselves for the rest of, the night, and about 10 o'clock the next morning found their way out on to the desired track. Neither of these adventurers will bo again tempted to take a "short cut" while their late experience is green in Iheir memories.
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Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 40, 6 September 1883, Page 2
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213A Night in the Bash. Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 40, 6 September 1883, Page 2
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