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Globe, Volume III, Issue 236, 12 March 1875, Page 2

£IOO K^ w " LOST, from a paddock at the end of Cashel street, " Young Challenger," a recently imported thorough-bred DraughtAss, a lineal descendent of the one in the fable which kicked the dead lion and then ran away braying over his noble act of heroism. But Young Challenger's deeds of bravery consist of kicking sleeping babies, with the intention of eating their corn-flour and carrying off their toys. It is but recently that he was engaged in a depredation of this kind, cleaning out the baby's trough in that detestable manner, when he got his mouth severely hurt with some gorse and Scotch thistles, which the baby concealed among the corn-flour, so he did not bray much for a while after that, and the sweet sounds of his voice, which used to be heard all over New Zealand, are now almost confined to nis own paddock. But on Monday last he broke loose again, got disguised in the harness of a horse, and his ears covered over with anonymous draught challenges. He was last seen in this condition running from the stables near the Victoria Steam Saw Mills, towards the Post Office, and thence to the paddock at the east end of Cashel street, pursued by a horse-breaker, who was anxious to get the above reward, but failed to catch him. If anyone can see such an animal roaming at large, and return him to my stables, he will receive the above reward. In addition to the above marks, he is addicted to lying and duplicity, though his language it not very fluent at present, owing to the state of his mouth. Yet, in spite of thistles and gorse, he keeps speaking, and will require a miraculous increase to his present stock of discretion before he knows when to hold his tongue. He is branded over the bump of self-esteem " Boastwell."— Address, James Little, Springfield road, near Christchurch. v DDFELLOWS' HALL. TO-NIGHT—FEIDAY. LAST APPEARANCE OF THE REV. CHARLES Lecturer, Elocutionist, Humorist, Who will deliver his Second and entirely New Lecture Entertainment on CHARLES DICKENS, With the following Illustrative Recitals : The Deformed Boy's Flowers The Sassage Machine Sam Weller's Valentine Death of Stephen Blackpool Mr Guppy's Proposals The Boots at the Holly-Tree Inn. THE LAST NIGHT. TINSMITHS' TOOLS. SATURDAY, MARCH 13th, At one o'clock. CLIFFORD and ROPER will SELL by AUCTION a large quantity of Tins-mans' Patterns, Stocks, Dees, and Tools. *E'SSRS BOWLYES and OAT WAY desire to RETURN their sincere THANKS to all who assisted in removing and protecting their goods during the fire last evening. WANTED, a Butcher; thorough trades-niao,-W, H. Mi*y.