Story of the Early Days.
A Lower Valley correspondent writer; —Here it a little anecdote characteristic of the late Mra Bidwell and New Zeaa land's U O.M. "It was a hot, drj sum* mer day at noon, when Sir George Grey and > couple of companions walked up to the homestead ' at Pihautea. They bad tramped from Wellington, ria Palliaer Bay, and were foot sore and tired, and - shabby looking withal ; to all appearance ■ ordinary swaggers. Sir George was the natural leader and upokesman, and while the others threw themselves down in the '- ehade and waited he went forward to so* licit some refreshments. He knocked jit the front door. Mrs Bidwell met hun He aeked if they might have Mmetbiocto eat. *Oh jes * replied the kind housewife. • jon just go round to the kitchen end Iwillsee that you get food immedia. tely. TheTw^ntrpuud and uothing; l o tfc ell to Satisfied they went ouUide'S re.l to dsMWMinir. fvture moTuaeats. Ihe late Mr BidweU rode up. Sir GeorS "Ivanced, thanked the lord of the :«anor [or hu kindly houpitaluv, then profited his card. Tableau ! This contretemps : iras a standing joke between the partita concerned for many a day af terwa|Jj,'| ; :
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Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 31, 6 August 1894, Page 2
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