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Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 4, Issue 24, 26 March 1915, Page 4

The guests had all departed, the amly had retired to rest, arcl still-e-a reigned over the house as the little mouse ciept stealthily from his hole and peered timidly round the room. Litteted upon the table were the remnants of supper; here and there upon the carpet were scattered a few stray bread crumbs, which it eagerly devoured. But presently, as the mouse scampered around, it Cutne to a little piol of whisky on the floor, at which it stopped, sniffing suspiciously the while. Cautiously it tasted it, then took another sip, and still another, and in a few moments the little pool had entirely disappeared, And ten minutes later a reckless little mouse might have been seen eitting back on its haunches, nonchalantly twirling its whiskers as it murmured carelessly to itself in slightly unsteady accents, "Now, let's have a look at that d—- cat.''

She thought she was very fond of him, her late hu'bar.d, as she sat upon the mound of earth which separated her from him in the peaceful viillage churchyard. Kismg, she ordered the local masoa to erect a stone, and on it she had inscribed, "Rest in Peace." By the time the grass had grown on the upturned seds ol earth, and the cross had been erected with its inscription, the little widow discovered that tne departed had dissipated his linaurance policy and other securities which he thought would come to her, so she returned to tne peaceful village churchyard and, takitg with her the local mascn, had added to the inscription "Rest in Peace" the words "Till 1 Come."

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