'Mopsus' on his Rambles.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1039, 21 February 1882, Page 2

'Mopsus' on his Rambles.

1 have a pastoral friei d who prides himself upon his knowledge ofchemis(•v. chemicals, and electricity. After di-cussing, the other evening for some time, about—so far as J can now recollect —the possibility of discovering traces of ihe extinct herbivorous mammilers in the Patntalii quarry, he rcla'ed to me a peculiar quandary a friend of his had once been placed in. Bo'h had been walking hurriedly, when passing a chemist’s shop, be ami his companion entered, and party No 2 empiired if he could be supplied with a dose of castor oil in any liquiil that would prevent the unplea<anr taste. “ Certainly,” replied the dapper little chemist, “ pray be seated.” The day being warm.a glass of sodawafer was called for ami the effervescent beveridge was speedily put out of sight. Becoming a little impatient, ** A\ ill you be long,” empiired the party, “in getting the ready ?” " You have taken rt,” was the terrible reply received ; “ I put it in the soda wa'er.” “Gracious heavens,” ex- [ claimed the unfortunate man, “ the \ c islof oil n'/fs i't far mr, it was for a j Iriend. am! here I am going to be ! married in half an-huur. AVhat a ! dilemma.” # * I I have not. heard much about the j proposed exliibi's to be sent from this : district to the Exhibition to be he’d in ' ('hi is'clinruh. AVith a view to a s sting the Commit'ee appointed la'ely at a pubi c meet ng held in the Ma onic Hall —which meeting by the wav wa* mea .'relv a*tended in consequence of o ir P J}, locil contemporary having mistaken (in it-* notice on the subject) the Masonic Hutr! for the Masonic Hall —an intending exhibitor has kindly forwarded the proposed list of exhibits, as evidencing to the world what can be done in these part** : — Exhibits Proposed. I Judges Proposed. A section of Captain Messrs Rees and Tucker's portion of the Tucker. Wh.itaup iko Block. | ' s'a enieiit shewing a I Mr Bark *r nn 1 hiilinc.’of mo tg;i'e vet I Judge Richinon.l. ' I he lir*t (livid.m l of the Messrs Rees and E C. Lan I Company. I Doraville. Plan of our new rah | S. M. Wilson, s’aud. | E«q. One of our scabby s' eep | E. Orhell. E*q. Oie of our country I M. Mullooly, Esq lawyers. ’• < hie of our s* reet lamps. ■ Cr Lew is. <)' ,e °f Art iiir’s dead | Detective Grace. T*ie champion of tiie E. T. Woon, Esq. Good Templars of Gisborne One of the Boroug’i by- S. Stevenson, Esq. law-i To! si’s. One of flte East Coast Messrs Cooper & Lund (’ompiinies. | Rocs. \ Mau*’ ut of the I J. R. Scott, Esq. Gaming Lotteiy B 11. ■ Dirto out of t e new | Sir W. Fox. Lie-msing \cf. A s ’di.m of the Ponawa [ Twnof t' e Belfast A plan of l’*r Gishorne- j Messrs Hurrey Ormond road contia-t. | Winter. Th\t a pcnsa’ional “par” that appeared in Hu* P. Ji. IfrnPtl. Per haps vo l don’t remember it. Well, it ran thus: The North British Insurance Company held a risk over the Union Bank building of £lOO. J’be policy was renewed the day before the late fire, here follows the extraordinary part of the Herald's story, “In payment of the premium,” your re-7/e-able contemp irary goes on to observe “ an Mv.sw/'z/’r/cheque with the amount filled in was handed to Messrs Common, Shelton, and (’<)., the Company’s agents on the afternoon of Saturday, and was up till Monday evening (V. B.—'The '*av after the fire) still iinxirjivd by the renewer (the Bank), hit the cheque—and here we find A’ir’ne triumphant, honesty its own reward.” Ac, —being accepted on the rondi ion that the signature would be given on Monday, the policy was renewed, and the claim of the ln<s will be honorably recognised.” AVbat a noble sentiment pervaded the North ‘

Biitisli Insurance Company, but in the name of the Angel Gabriel, what induced the Union Bank to present an unsullied cheque in payment for its insurance — why was the signature withheld ? '1 le whole story is a fabrica ion. Ihe Bank was insured and the annual premium paid, two months I erore the fire. If your contem'tnranr will continue its little tales of fiction, its circulation will be immensely increased, as many persons are fond of light literature.