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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1621, 29 January 1886, Page 4

The Napier Telegraph says that ' a considerable' crowd assembled on the •marine parade on Tuesday evening jto watch the practice" runs' of the Ballarat fireriden.- * Half-a'-ddzenv time - keeoers kept the time of the trials, but as no two agreed tfiere" was room for much diversity of opinions. ' Some "amusing mci•- -• dents occurred during*' the"' practice.as new-comers insisted , on standing m the most innocent manner possible .m front of an apparently harmless piece pi hose and Upon the water being turned on •would-do a " fastest, on record,"- to, the intense amusement bf tfab'mdre knowing spectators. -•, \ The New inysstigators into ,the damages resulting from bush fires were (considerably befogged m their inquiries of the varying nationalities dt, the settlers. One Caledonian was 'altogether too much for them; The Herald . says, that he wished to tell them- something^ about the smoke above the house, .but lit took his interviewers a considerable time to grasp bis idea, when he clothed it jin Scotch so pura and undefiltd as " reek aboon the biggin." -••• ? j "i "I suppose I'll have to go; but, in- ; deed, it wasn't ray fault," said a pretty servant girl when the mistress of the house surprised her husband hugging the lass, "Oh, no don't think of going,": replied the practical mistress, "Since you have been with' us we are saving money. My husband remains m of evenings watching for chances to hug you, and I stay home to watch hire. His remaining at home is from six to eight shillings m his pocket every flight, and i'll want some of the money shortly for a neW dress, arid there'll be trouble ir I don't, get it. Most married women will not have a ''pretty servapt girl about the house ; but. when a preejty servantgirl will enable me to get pretty , clothes I'm willing to tolerate her." ) •

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