A " Stronger"in the House.
When Sir John Gorst, was, speaking lately iv the English House of Parliament the interposition of a stranger arrested th« attention of the crowded House. ' A mouse darted across the bar and made Btiaight in >tlie direction of Sir John 'U o.'st. A shout of su .-prise avrested its progress, and, doubling, it made for the doorway, cannoning agr'nsfc a Htalwd't member for a home county who ,B'qod by ;the c oib. benches. Thehon member, unprepared for the inanoeuv. c, displayed au agitation tbnt greatly amraed ' ijta Hou-e. The Time* l'bel, breach of privilege, the resolution! and Sir John Qoist't ar^iiment were all forgotten. Membeis itood up in their places eag' rlv WHt<,'h'ng the mouse
and the scared member : Sir Joha Goist, not grasping the situation, f taring round in bewilderment* The mouifc, frightened by the gyrating member, again doubled, and finally disappeared in the neighbourhood of the cross benches'.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 11 April 1890, Page 2
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154A "Stronger"in the House. Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 11 April 1890, Page 2
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