• Papa,’ said a beautiful girl, as the old gentleman came in very late, ‘ did you notice the dead body of a young man in the yard ?’ ‘ Why, no ; what’s the matter ?’ ‘ I refused Mr Paperwate to-night, and from the hopeless, despairing look upon his face when he ■staeerered from the house I fear he mav have killed himself.’ ‘ Well, I’m glad you refused him,’ said the old man, spitefully; ‘he has just beaten me five straight games at billiards!
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Temuka Leader, Issue 1899, 1 June 1889, Page 3
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79Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 Temuka Leader, Issue 1899, 1 June 1889, Page 3
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