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Manawatu Standard, Volume XII, Issue 1728, 8 June 1886, Page 4

Mr Lobouchere, m Truth says : it * I receive a good nanny anonyiiions leUt-rs, sonia complimentary i: most, however, the reverse. Amongst £ tho Jattar, thi? following is amusing |L not wanting m cleverness: — 'Ymi ell yourself si Radicals D^es yoar <3efiai»ion of ihe term *\«Tee with ; mine? R-a-d i-c-a-1-. Take away the f letters liar, and y<m are left with 'cad. A radical, is therefore composed of a liar ami a aid.' An amusisg case was heard at Bel \ fast recently. Mary M'Mahon -was sufnraoned for keeping whisky and' porter for sale m her unlicensed premges. A police-sergeant visited tho house, and as be expected that the lipimr was concealed' about, M'Msi-. hon's person and that of -.uiothor IxTiSOJi prc;sei:t, lie ordur d them to retire and uvi'.ix-ss* One, <n thr.uhud cnice-U-.fi m -i peti-tcosifc. wiiich ?<as >i fitted, with pfio!-:e!-, T»G !>i>tt-les cfnor-^ ter. The of •:.'».' iin.i two quarts of ■wh'sky wit. sßVeral i-otties of ;;n:-t«r. The gu-meiUs, wliicr. vv(?re tna-'e of saek-ciotli, worn exhioitft i m ooarfc. amidirusehlnuirhler M'Mahon was getit tr» c;oh1 lor thvee montlis. ;'■ A Paisley weaver rvtiirned from a trip to L ; ndon. He was recounting his sifivcntHrßs, and >ras aslcer{ if iie hid '.i*il.'d any of .thn English kirks. "Aye, I wis tiiat ; I wj*s iv ruie o' thciM. &n* it %v "f> e»oiv.'b. "lTow's ■"..■that.?" • : L"st«n;nn > ril -ell you a' : sbont-- U: v'v\t-!, y-? ken, I jr^ed m, :" an, T asldt i'orc a s:».te, an' Uio man ji^ ■■put m inino anr; m the middle <>' (Luhfl kirk i-io'rt format the pulpic It Kr ; w»» marked MVcV an ' i - ViW a> tlle ?" falk lookin' uc m«. I was kin' o' ar-Ri-Y t'V^ too t!u; tl-!ov.-<>un', l»nt J nattliivi.--. Iv a w.-oJho session-house || /Inov c-if ■>, an' m centos a minister V wi' a -i.vhit.e shirt on. re;l -an • he nnsMij) infji' 1 the pulpitnn'belooks doon M me.'jn' }:<- crws • 3«t, 'Lord have jjiorcy '.;j us' Oomi, d'ye kun,l got jin«j;ry] ) ur ! .<>fo'-p.I cou'rJ say a W r,..() univiidT'- fio'T r-,;:fn,i. an'if! comes anitfiei- : i:^ h '"' on a \vlii^'.shii-fc,-..'«-«o, hut only ho Vnr] hlnc £r?,l lov.'^es, an' he. v\n< u;> ir.t;vj <he j ?l^i'^%. «« J -' jooks ; doon -4 ttip a-r>' cur>s ; ' \^V:\ h** iv\orcj on w-.' ■■.!.•<:), fl'yv fr°'^ i s-oul'i hao etruc!: him o?i i\w o^«, l»«r twere.wiy warn- thi'.n v!v( f :, W'- the cqngfO-.y.-ilion got up aa' looked uwernt uic au ; jpt-ied oot, • Lord hae mercy on us.' . I could Btiinn it nap lam.-er, but I fiot up nn, , - cried nor, •' Lord hue mercy on us! ! !' Did ye never see a Paisley weaver afore'?"