THE LOST WIFE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1504, 26 October 1886, Page 3

THE LOST WIFE.

A few days ago the wife of a German living in the North-west was suddenly called to the country by a message from a sick sister, and she lef; home expecting to return at night. Being, delay«d, and having left no word for her husband, he naturally became very anxious, and wnt to the police. “ Hovv old was your wife ]” asked the sergeant of the station. ■ ' , ■ “ Vhel), ehe was as oldt as me.” “ How old are you.l” “I dean link about it for two years; but de last time I count up I was forty.” “ How tall is-she 1”

“ Vhell, she puts her chin on top der fence, and look bop and down the ehtreet.” j

“ She’s about five feet, eh ?”

“ I expect she vhas from five to seven feet. Dot makes no deeference. If she vhas kildt she vhas deadf all oafer,”

“ What is her weight I" “ Yhell, I can't hold her on ray lap no more. I pelief'if she falls oop stairs it breaks all der blaster off der house.’?

“ I’ll put it down at 2001bs. Describe her looks.” “Yhell; sometimes she looks like she comes from der boor-house, and some l times she looks like a lady mit a rich husband.” “ Dark hair t” .

“Let’s seel 'By ihimmlnyl I pelief so, but—yes—noWvhell, I gif it oop. If she vhas deadt dot hair make no deeference.” ;

“ What color eyes ?” “Vhell;, dot trouble me some more. Let’s see ; vhas a pat’s eyes plus.” i “Hardly. They are black, with a yellow pupil.” ■ “ I donn know oof my wife hadt some pupils in her eyes, but I hear der children say she look like.a cat.” 1 “ Any peculiar marks 1” “She lose, one toe vhen she vhas a shild.” ...

“No, no, Any marks on her face, fingers missing, hr ahy scars ?”

“ Let’s see. Last spring she lias a boil od her neck, but da 4- vhas all cured oop. She strike a clothes-line and plack hereye, but dot vbas nil gone, I doane pelief she any mark lias. You shust tell der bolicemene to look'oud fur a fat yhomans mit a green dress. Oof ha sees someoie dot is my wife. If he doan see her it vhill bo sonie odder vhoman.” —Tapanui Courier. ' :