BY-THE-WAY.

Hutt News, Volume 2, Issue 43, 3 April 1930, Page 2

BY-THE-WAY.

Most amusing were some of the descriptions of early drama given by Mrs Hannah at the W.E.A lecture the other .night, and very crude were son^e of the Biblical plays depicted in those early ■times. For instance, we learn that Noah was tried even beyond our knowledge, for, in addition to maneuvering his cargo of "two-by-two" aboard, it would seem that Mrs Noah was not altogether the tractable wife she might have been, for when the time arrived it proved no mean task to persuade her to embark, for she, engaged in highly edifying conversation with "The- Gossips," was most loathe to part company with them, and signified so much to her husband, who, it appears had small patience witJi his wife's little weaknesses, for his peremtory command was that she "Come aboard at once!" Whereat ,Mrs Noah, refused! Then, bethinking her of a compromise "I'll come if . I may bring the gossips I

Noah sternly: "They're not worth it!" But we learn that finally Mrs. Noah, with, we fear, not altogether the grace she migrt have evinced, obey-, ed her husband 's command, but perhaps it were better not to enlarge on the subsequent-dialogue between husband and wife!