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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VI, Issue 33, 8 February 1871, Page 3

What shall we do now the Duke is gone ? asks the Auckland Herald, it will be au awful descent to go back to the old hum drum way of living. Everybody that was worth anything at all kuevv the Duke. All the elite, the " upper ten," and the haut ton did at least. The every day idols were completely shelved. Tbe male ornaments of our assemblies and ball rooms their diminished heads at once, that is to say those who had any sense. ■v. A few held up a moment or two against the tide, but were soou overwhelmed in double confusion and disaster. It was chic to know the Duke, and nothing else would wash. And now he is gone, alas ! what shall we do. Will the fair be content at oace to reinstate the crushed ones, or will they for a time mourn in deep seclusion their terrible Let us hope that wo may be forgiven for our grievous offence at not having beeu born Dukes, and once moro be restored to favor. Behold the parable of the crabs. Just after the Galatea had sailed from the harbor, we walked along the muddy shore of Hobson's Bay, and observed the little crabs disporting themselves on the surface. At the sound or vibration of our footsteps each little wretch scuttled off to his burrow and disappeared for a time. Glancing round and at a distance of a yard or two, the little beggars were all out again, and/ as gay as if the "great one" had never been. When do appearances lead you to suppose that a man runs the risk of being burned to death ? — When he smokes. Wrong on that Head. — Old lady (picking up a discarded "fashionable bonnet"): "Dear, dear! Here's some poor thing lost her respirator ! " A negro thief, on the Mississippi, got at a pile of carpet-bags in a depot, and pickiug out one on account of its weight, he carried it, puffing and sweating, in a scorching sun eight miles before h<3 dis covered that it belonged to a Methodist colporteur, and contained nothing but Bibles. For remainder of News see Fourth page.

at— — - " *-*-^*.ig--«jnrs-g3CC--tJUi-^^ Kew Advertisements. / TTTA^TED, Two Qood LABOXJKEI*^ ImV Apply, \J -279/ GALATEA HOTEL. VALENTINES ! ! VALENTINES !! ! R. LUCAS & SON'S. fLTC CHURCH, WAKEFIELD. V NEXT, the 12th instant.fiOLEMN PTCE will be held in that /Church at i.m., and 1.30 p.ra. \/ 281 JS ACCEPTED by the WAIMEA D BOARb— £ s d. — FoWninl Port Road . . 15 0 0 /„ Clea^nglßoad and Ditch 410 0 / Vy^ \fr. J. THOMPSON, / 1^ Secretary. /Feb. 7, 1871. I X 278 , oluJnteee S. i x mffE^P^FOL INTEERS will PARADE JL Opposite th^l olice Station, on THURSDAY, the 9th instajj *^t 7 p.m. Election of OfSc-ap alfc&JO p.m. By order. 1 > JNO. ibCKETT, Captain, 274 and Adjutant Nejson Militia and Volunteers. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE y WAIMEA DISTRICT. yjV/TRV QHEPHARI invites the Electors of jJj/A. O feift&JDistr ;t to meet him — / At the ScHoOTfea om, Spring Grove, on Wednesday^ -l-feEVENING. at Ealf " past Seven'o'cbcK^^^ At the ScHooL-Roasr, LoavmLWakepield, TO -MORROW (ThursdayTEVENING, at Half-past Seren o'clock. February 8, 1871. j 277 NEW VOLUNTEER RIFLE COMPANY. THE^PARADE and MEETING xf this J2DMPANY called for Tuesday evming, is hereby ADJOURNED till THURSDAY/NEXT,/ at 7.30 p.m,at the ORDERLY ROOMI when a/ full attendance is particularly requested. [ By order, \J JNO. LOCKETT, Captain, 273 and Adjutant Nelson Militia and Volunteers,