NOT A SOOTHING DRAUGHT.
The gonial captain of Hie Stella (Capt Fairchild) was very thorough in his examination of the submarine volcano he has boon exploring recently, says the Post. After testing in various other ways
the water which came bubbling up at the scene of the disturbance,be proceeded to swallow a small quantity. Those on board at the time say that they never saw the skipper’s face wear so utterly dieatisfied an expression as he rushed off with a splutter to seek “ the seclusion that a cabin grants.” The chief steward quickly had an antidote ready, or it is*impossible to say what the consequences might have been. The captain even now shudders when be thinks of the noisome draught, and says that if that is the sort of soda-water they keep “ down below ” he intends to be more regular in his religious observances in future.
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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2616, 9 August 1881, Page 2
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146NOT A SOOTHING DRAUGHT. South Canterbury Times, Issue 2616, 9 August 1881, Page 2
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