Bitten by a Katipo.
,:'> '<■: ; j . •. A L -! ><' \'\ '' f{ r -\ y. i On Thursday one of the troopers belonging to .the Her etaunga Light Borse ■wHile'in Catup ; was badly v bitten; .by a spider, necessitating the attendance of Dr- Wilford, of Lower Hutt. — Wellington Evening ' Press. '■ . •:• Vl :i . Heretaunga Light Horse, Cavalry'exjposed to the horrors of.camp life ! Serious! ..casualjty ! A hheatu t sabreur indaclvertently sat' jjpbri a katipol ',''.'[ \ .•■ r Brave trooper Miiffet ..' . ' ',"- Sat on a tuffet ' ' ' i Eating of' curds and whey. •' ■ ■ v '\ There came 1 a little- spider - ! • ; And bit the gallant s rider — .'■• : No more sitting for many a day 1 What did they do for him ? : Well, you se*,- they had nothing bat horse remedies at hand,, so they ,ifired him and put ..a setpn. through bis hind quarters! ; And how didrthat succeed?. .. 1 ■VLq goes aboutiria'kictihg strap arid says he prefers" the kaiipo neat !— "Pdfp^- ■ : : ■■-■■ ■■•■ ■■ : : \
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1658, 15 March 1886, Page 2
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148Bitten by a Katipo. Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1658, 15 March 1886, Page 2
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