A FAIR LAW-BREAKER.
The Taieri Advocate is responsible for the following : —“ A most amusing affair occurred at Waihla recently. A gentleman met a young lady acquaintance at the railway station, and he noticed that she carried in her arms what he thought was a baby. Being aware that the lady was unmarried, he thought he was entitled to deal in a little banter about her ‘ first,’ when he was stopped by the remark, ‘ hush ! don’t speak so loud ; it isn’t a baby ; look.’ He did look, and behold ! what he imagined to be a baby proved to be a very fine hare carefully wrapped up in baby’s clothing. The hare had been presented to the lady, but she had been cautioned that as hares were not then in season she was to take care that she was not detected carrying it. Her woman’s wit came to the rescue, and she had devised the above most ingenious scheme.
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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume IX, Issue 975, 3 September 1881, Page 2 (Supplement)
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157A FAIR LAW-BREAKER. Poverty Bay Standard, Volume IX, Issue 975, 3 September 1881, Page 2 (Supplement)
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