Through some unaccountable mistake a worthy pair retired to rest without “ barrin the door,” and in the darkness of “ the stilly night" a large Newfoundland dog managed to effect an entrance to the room where the husband and wife were asleep. The dog set up a prolonged series of low, monotonous moans, greatly terrifying the husband, who came to the conclusion that it must be Old Harry on a mission. The dog at last raised his paws on tho front of the bed, when the gudeman gave utterances to the following “ O good Devil, don’t take me. Take Betty ; she’s at the back o' the bed I”
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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1339, 7 August 1883, Page 2
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107Untitled Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1339, 7 August 1883, Page 2
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