A Practical Joke
It was confidently asserted in Wellington last Friday that the Electoral Bill had received the Governor's assent. Mr Tregear, of the Lubor Mureaii, who is well known as a collector of curios, desired to possess as a historical relic the pen with which His Excellency signed the document giving his assent to the enfranchisement of women. Ho accordingly wrote to Lord Glasgow, asking him as a fayor to save him the pen. Accordingly, whtn he received a carefully tied parcel on Wednesday, ostensibly from Goyernment House, and on opening it found it contained a second-hand pen tied with blue ribbon, his heart rejoiced and he rushed forth to show his friends the pen of liberty. Those present did the rest. It was some time before he discovered that a wicked practical joker had L'een at work. To make the story complete, it needs to be added that a reply was received from the Governor's private secretary as follows :— "I am instructed by His Excellency to forward you herewith t lie pen nnd penholder with which he signed the Bill giving the women the suffrnge, very much to his regret." It now transpires lliut Captain Blair was the wicked joker, and he has made a clean confession of his wrong-doing. — Exchange. _____________ _
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Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 68, 18 September 1893, Page 3
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