>ls ono of thu metropolitan districts where children were known to abound, but in which scholars wore mysteriously few,- tile School Board. ..wore sonm time back compelled to adopt u somewhat amusing stratagem! On a certain afternoon a largo force of “ visitors” and '‘lnspectors” wore assembled in the vicinity, and Just at:the time when all the good little boys and girls wore in school, two " X’unolnandJudys” that had been expressly engaged lor the purpose were brought upon the scene in different parts of the .district in question, No sooner had the familiar squeak waked the echoes of the main. street, when from court and alley came trooping out whole squadrons of children, who were, however, always Invisible when the inspector made his rounds. il'lio’ denouement may ho easlly gnessoil. At tho ,moment that'every little truant was engrossed with: the absorbing tragedy down' swooped tho Inspectors and captured no fewer than - 200- wolfs who had ‘ hitherto evaded all the wiles and arts of tbs hoard’s sfliccta. 1 Wilt is that from which if you take: tho whole some will jot tbcieii! 7 Wholesome.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5360, 1 June 1878, Page 2 (Supplement)
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