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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2463, 9 February 1881, Page 4

Forty years ogo the proverb “ The school master is abroad ” meant that ignorance prevailed, because the schoolmaster had “ simp up shop ” and gone abroad. To-day it is generally used to signify that knowledge is universal, because the schoolmaster is to be found everywhere, “Do you want to kill the child !’* exclatned a gentleman as he saw a boy tip the baby out of its carriage on the walk. “ Not quite,” replied the boy ; “ but if I can get him to bawl loud enough, mother will take care of him while I go and wade in the ditch with Johnny Bracer!” “Why, Bridget,” said her mistress, who wished to rally the girl, for the amusement of her company, upon the fantastic ornamenting of a plate of butter. “ Why Bridget did you do this. You’re quite an artist; how did you do it ?” “ Indade, mum, it was myself that did it,” replied Bridget. “Isn’t it pritty, mmnV I did it with your line-tooth-comb, mum.”