Not a dumping Frog.
The " ruling passion 1" A Wai rarapa paper said a quaint bet took place the other day in the commeroial room of a hotel. A young fellow offered to lay £5 that a spider that he would produce would cross a plate quicker than a spider produced by anybody else. Another youth in the room promptly accepted the challenge, and the contest duly came off. According to agreement each man brought his own spider and his own plate. B.s spider started, moved, turned, hesitated, and at
length stood still; but A.'fl- A. was the challenger— darted across the plate in the twinkling of an eye. B. accordingly lost his bet, amid the laughter oi the spectators. Soon afterwards, however, he found out the cause Of the difference in speed between the contesting spidersr-rA. had taken the precaution of making his plate rather warm.
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Manawatu Herald, 20 June 1895, Page 3
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147Not a dumping Frog. Manawatu Herald, 20 June 1895, Page 3
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