THE TWO HUNTERS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1074, 16 May 1882, Page 4

THE TWO HUNTERS.

The man from town is out on the Duck Pass. He stands on the Point ind waits for ducks to fly by. He has »n a white shirt, a dark brown coat, and a black hat. You can see him a mile off. Here comes a duck. He is way up in the sky, but the man will shoot, all the same. Bang! Bang Did the duck drop ? Not much 1 The duck flies on. Look ! there is a puff of smoke near that bush. Hark ! Bang! The duck drops in the mud. A boy wades out and picks him up. Now the boy is back, out of sight, and all is still. The man goes to talk with the boy. The boy has an old gun, all rust. The lock is tied on with string. (I should hate to use it.) But the boy has a nice pile of ducks. The man has no ducks at all, but he has lots of cash ! Now the boy has some cash, and the man has the ducks. See the boy grin ! The man will take the ducks home, and tell his wife that he shot them all with his fine, new gun. How proud she will be of his skill! Is it right for the man to do this ?— Forest and Stream. A daring robbery at a Liverpool Bank is reported. A youth in the employ of a leading firm in the provision trade was sent to the bank with £lOOO in notes and £375 in cash. Notes and gold w r ere separated, the the latter being in a bag. The time was shortly before the close of the bank, when many customers were waiting to be served. The youth engaged in conversation with a stranger and soon missed all the gold. The stranger was charged with the robbery, which he i idignantly denied, but in the confusion he escaped and no clue has been discovered to the thief or the money.