Fond Wife—What are they appointing these Drainage Commissioners for, dear ? Sagacious Husband —To drain off the city’s surplus, my dear. Ono of the heathen customs which lady missionaries have to get used to is not to look pleased when natives tell them their babies look sweet enough to eat.
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Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 454, 15 March 1890, Page 3
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49Untitled Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 454, 15 March 1890, Page 3
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