A Maori, whose expressi?e gestures while bugging a bottle of spirits betokened his good feelings towards everyone, was suddenly pounced upon by a lady friend of his who attempted to collar the bottle. Finding she could not succeed in her undertaking she picked up a big stone, tapped him on the head as hard as a mule could kick, and told him to go home. The by-standers thought the man's head must have been broken, but after a short interval he looked up and said: VTop: you skylarking!" Teacher^-" Define the; word " eioarate.'' Scholar,—" It means to hollow out.' Teacher. —" Construct a sentence m which the word is properly used. I. Scholar.— " The btby excavates when it gets hu\V
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Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4459, 20 April 1883, Page 2
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119Untitled Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4459, 20 April 1883, Page 2
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