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Manawatu Herald, 31 March 1898, Page 4

HOW THE CONCERT ENDED. Cnptain Thomas' Opinion — A Cat-cklng Littlo Tale of Music and Mousing. "Miss Whiteear is tho best singer I have ever heard, " said Lady Tabitha. "Do you not think so, my dear?" "I do not quito agree with you," replied Mrs. Mouser. "Miss Whiteear sings very well, but I fancy that in her last song she was a little out of tune. Do you not think so, Captain ThomasP" "I did not notice It," answered tho captain, "but I will listen very carefully while Miss Whiteear sings the next song, and then Z shall be able to tell you." CAPTAIN THOMAS PITT UP HIS EYEGLASS. Then Captain Thomas put ap his eyeglass and stood up at the back of the box and listened very attentively. But just as Miss Whiteear was in the middle of the first verse a poor little mouse ran across the platform in front of her. At once Miss Whiteear Btopped singing and sprang at the mouse. This so excited Captain Thomas that he jumped out of the box and tried to assist Miss Whiteear to catch it. But they were not quick enough, and the mouse got back to his hole, where they could not catch him. Miss Whiteear was too tired with the hunt to go on singing, and so the concert came to a sudden end. "Next time," said tho captain, "I will take care to catch that mouse." "But how about Miss Whiteear?" asked Lady Tabitha. 11 She sings well enough," answered Captain Thomas, "but she ought certainly to take lessons in mouse catching." The Monkeys and the Oyster. Two hungry monkeys were once journeying along the seashore when they came across a fine large oyster. "This belongs to me," 6aid one monkey, quickly picking it up. "Oh, no, my friend," replied the other. "It is really mine, for I saw it before you did." They then began to quarrel and fight about it when a fox happened to pass that yay. "Shame upon you both," said reyiiard. "Whyaro you thus trying to kill 'one another? Let me know what is the 'matter." Tho monkeys thereupon ceased their . fighting and begged tho fox to deoide the case, which he at once agreed to do. j "I must first find out, "said the fox, breaking open the oyster, "whether thero be any meat inside." When he had satisfied himself on this point, ho seated himself upon a big stone &nd tried to look as wise as possible. He then took up ono of the shells, and presenting it to the monkey on his right hand he said gravely, "This portion rightly belongs to you for seeing the oyster first," and taking up the other shell ho gavo it to the monkey on his loft hand, saying, "This belongs to you, of course, for you had the good fortune to pick it up." ' Then, before they were awaro of what he was doing, he swallowed the whole of tho oyster, and in the next moment remarked, "I dare say you know that a judge earns his living In the same way as other folk, so tho inside was due to me for deciding your difficult case." The moral of this little fablo can be safely left to the intelligence of young folks, with the single remark that disputes abound in this world. How to Dismount From a Bicycle. The best way to dismount from a safety ■when traveling fast is by the backward motion, and not by the pedal, as is usually done. Thus, when the left hand pedal is rising, the body should be raised in the saddle and the weight thrown onto the pedal, at the same time slipping off the book of the saddle, meeting the ground r with the right foot. Of course the left foot will quickly follow; then, letting the ma- , chine run at arm's length and holding , onto the 6addle, a run of a few yards, according to pace, will quickly bring both tider and machine to a standstill. With a little practice, a dismount can be safely accomplished in this way when traveling at ihe rate of IS miles an hour and even fostW, according to Golden Days. "Please, May I Come Ontr* "Ob, please may I come oat? % know that I've been very bad. I spilt the ink, And, only think, I never told a soul Z hadl 1 ' Then what do yon think I didt I took my little sister's doll. 1 slapped the cat— Just think of that 1 : And lost my mother's parasol. "But no\r I really will be good. • I will indeed, without a doubt. : t Hurrah, hurrah! How good yon arel My dearest mummy's let me o,iM*