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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3621, 8 March 1906, Page 4

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HOW THE CONGhhT ENDED. Captain 'TUom.'Vi* j.‘mi- - A Cat-rmioß Little Tale cf r>5!!>•!« ;■•><! Siotswcff. e, Miss \V!uiV tile nlvp:-v I h»v« ever heard,” said Imdy Tabitha “Do yon not think so, my dear?” “I do not, quite awe with von,” rep.a-' Mrs. Houser. “Miss WhiLccm- Mugs very well, but; I fancy that in her hint seng she WAS a little out- of uiiiu. Oii yod Hot think bo, Captain Thomas?” “I did not notice it.” answered tno captain, “but I will listen very carefully while Miss Whitecar sings the next song, end then I shall be able to tell you.”

Thou Captain Thomas put' op his eye gJayg and stood up at tho hack of the box end listened very attentively. jjUD jn; '>■ as Mix* Whiu-tar was in tho middle of tho llvst. verso a poor little mouse ran across tho platform in front of her. At once Miss Whitocar stepped singing and sprang at tho mouse. This so excited Captain Thomas that he jumped out 01 the box and tried to assist Miss Whitocar to natch it. But they worn not quick enough, and the mouse got back to his hole, where they ilouid bob ditch him. iliss Whitocar was too tired with the hunt to go on singing, and so tho concert came to n'sudden end. “Next time.” said tho captain, "I will take caro to catch that mouse.” “But how about Mies WhitcearP” asked Lady Tabitha. ‘ ‘ She sings wo! 1 enough, ’ ’ answered Captain Thomas, “bat she ought certainly to take lessons in mouse catching.” Wie Monkeys and tho Oyster. Two hungry monkeys were once journeying along tho seashore when they came across a fine largo oyster. “This belongs to me," said one monkey, quickly picking it up. “Oh, bo, 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 pm..- that way. “Shame upon you both,” said rcyHard. “Why are you thus trying to kill one another P Let mo know what is the matter.” Tho monkeys thereupon ceased their fighting rnd begged the fox to decide the ease, whi ih he at once agreed to do. “I must first find out,” said the fox, tweaking open tho oyster, “whether there h» any moot inside. 1 V/iion ho had satisfied himself on this point, ho seated himself upon a big stoue and tried to look as wise as possible. He thou took up ono of the shells, and presenting it to the monkey on bis right band be said gravely, “This portion rigidly belongs to you for feeing tho oyster first,” and taking up the other shell he gave it to tho monkey on Ins IoA hand, saying, “This bclotum !•> you, of course, for yon. had the good fnvimm ! ' pick it up.” Thro, before they wore avvmv (•! what he was doing, h« swailo..’i .1 the whole cl the oyster, .and in the nc;. m■ : cut remarked, “I dnro say y»m k■. v l’i; *. a j.:n t ;e corns ins living Ut tho s.ime v.oy ;; i oilier folk, so tho Inside w:ts duo to mo for deciding your difficult ca:;'.'." T..e i:ior;;I of i,Hs 1:11 !o fable can bo R&loly le;t to she inlclipyuoo of young folks, with ri !'/!;• remark that disputes Edmund in Ah : .■■■•-at llow to Dismot. •’ 'r«m sv Uicycle. 'J’ne best way to dismount from a safety tj!" a traveling fast is by (ho backward mo ,ou, m d ! ; I by th.e pedal, as is usually do w- Thus, v.Ticn tho left hand pedal la ri; the body sl.oold he raised in the jah :o 'and tho weight thrown omo tho ped.-U, ftt icir.io yme sipping ;«!f the !m k of the saddle. : -eting the ground wi.h the right foot. .... „-.,ui’so the left fool wi ; l quickly follow; then, !ui ting tl.-i m.uah’no run at arm’s length ami holding Dili) tho saddle, a run of a few yards, according to pace, will quickly bring (wth rider and machine to asi midst ill. \\ ii h n Utile practice, a dismount e. in he solely ooiuplished in this way when traveling at the rate of 15 miles an hour and even fa»i- », according to Golden Days. “Please, May 1 Come. Out?" “Oh, please may I conic out? 2 know that I’ve been very bad. I spilt the ink, And, only think, I never told a sbol I had!

“Then what do you think 1 didf I took my little Bister’s doll. I slapped the cat— Just think of that! .Tad lost my mother's parasol. “Bat now I really ■■/ill lie flood. I will indeed, withvst a doubt. Hurrah, hurrah! How flood you urol HTy doarct.E m vja.T/.y ' i ; X f uio o \tT**