Mr Archibald Williamson, tailor, advertises for a smart lad as an apprentice. Mr B. E. Beckett will hold his usual stock sale at Halcombe to-morrow. Stockholm has the largest death roll from alcoholism of any city in the world. Ninety in 1000 die from the excessive use of intoxicants. There were no moonlight rambles, garden-gate chats, or any other sentimental nonsense about Bullocky Tom's courtship. While in search one day of stray members of his team, Tom espied Liz, the daughter of a neighbouring farmer, paddling about the brink of a pond with her boots off. 'Good day, Liz.' "Ello, Tom.' 'What yer doin* there ?' asked Tom. ' Ketchin' leeches ter put on father's leg,' replied the girl. • How'd yer tike ter be married ?' queried the bjg bullock puncher. 'Wouldn't mind it I got the cnancp," answered the agricultural maiden. • How'd yer fancy me for a cove ?' further questioned Tom. 'You'd (Jo/ assented the girl. * Bight,' oooqluded the wooer, ' J'll see the old man and fix it up.' \ week |ater lorn i uri Li? ran in double harness.*
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Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 115, 13 November 1895, Page 2
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