A peasant, being at confession, accused himself of having stolen some hay. The father confessor asked him how many bundles he had taken from the stack. " That is of no consequence," replied the peasant ; " you may call it a waggon load, for my wife and I are going to take the remainder very soon." A little five-year-old boy, who had seen a peacock for the first time, ran into the house exclaiming to his sister, " Oh, Lizzie ! I've seen a great, great, big monstiferous tail walking round with a hen tied to it I" " Oh, granny," cried little Tommy, at the top of his voice, " I just seen the biggest ant ! It could'nt tiegin to get inter that door." Granny was duly excited, but not so much as when Tommy told her it was an elephant.
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Manawatu Herald, 20 January 1880, Page 3
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136Untitled Manawatu Herald, 20 January 1880, Page 3
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