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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 116, 26 April 1884, Page 3

“ Is there anything wrong in kissing?” he asked her, as they stood together at the garden gate. “ Certainly there is,” she briskly replied; then slowly and softly added, after a pause, “ if there’s anyone looking.” The following incident of the Soudan campaign is given by a correspondent of the Daily Neirs, written from Trinkitat: —“ A young Arab spy was discovered outside our camp, lying on the sand. Although only a boy of 15 years, he fought desperately when surrounded, and wounded one man with his spear. He was himself bayoneted, and is not expected to recover. His gallant behaviour excited the admiration of the entire force. When asked if he wanted anything, he replied, ‘ Let me spear one Egyptian before I die.’ This is a good example of the spirit animating the people whom we are going to fight with our inferior troops.” On a train the other day was a newly married couple, the bride appearing to be aboct 25 years old, and the groom being a dapper little chap a year or two younger. A lady took a seat, and after she heard the pair criticising her bonnet and cloak and general style. Without showing the least resentment in her countenance she turned around in her seat and said : “ Madam, will you your son close the window behind you ?” The “ son ” closed his mouth instead, and the “ madam ” did’nt giggle again for 16 miles.