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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2497, 22 March 1881, Page 4

A rather interesting experiment is about to be tried in London it is rumoured. Persons apprehended for being simply drunk and incapable are to br kept in custody until the effect of the liquor passes off: then they are to be liberated upon their own recognisances. But in the event of their neglecting to appear before the magistrates of the district, their recognisances will be estreated, Nothing ip the world is so strange as a fixed habit, good or ba' 1 • The seaman cannot sleep soundly on the shore, because he misses the tossing of the ship and the roaring of the wind. We heard lately of a forlorn widow, who the third night after her husband’s death sat at the window watching the stars with slaeplpss eyes. At last her thoughts sad and weary, broke into soliloquy This trying to go to sleep, without a quarrel of some kind is so new that I can’t stand it.” Just then two men under her window fell to fighting, She watched Ihe conflict to the end, then quietly undressed,saying, ‘ that’s kind of homelike.’ and in a minute was fast asleep.