NOT HEAVEN.
A JiLACk ih> L 'S MISTAKEN IDEA j UE LLVERPUUE. Six Onitsh-.i b-iys fiom South Africa, who li.ivt! recently visited (lie Colonial Exhibition at Liverpool have given cUuii. ing details of their impressions to Mr vhceiham, a missionary, on their return. One boy said that when he lirst saw the splendor of Liverpool he thought he was in Heaven, but when small children b.gan to throw stones at him he realised thai he was not.
Another .-aid that the day after their arrival in Li\erpool the weather was very cold, ami that when he went out into the street lie was horrified to sec '-moke coming out of his mouth. He lelt iuudi and tried not to hrealhe. expc-tirig 11«;tt. if he dil so .-!! die white people would -dare at him; I ut he was ivas.-.mvd when he noticed thai w.is coining oui. of their ii)i>uths uUo. it is always so warm In re that he has never seen his breath nature.
The lads weiv much surprised to sec how hard-working Englishmen are. They were surprised not to see anyone indulging in the midday siesta, which is the rule of their native land, and they wore even more surprised to find that our countrymen light up after sunset and still go on working.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 16 August 1907, Page 4
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215NOT HEAVEN. Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 16 August 1907, Page 4
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