HARD ON MR. BOOTH

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1986, 9 May 1885, Page 2

HARD ON MR. BOOTH

TtjE Xyffeltoft fh m naysi-jphere )a , fiIWP ill Ulig Qitiy situated somewhere be, twcen the Qarlfp.tjqtei and. % railway station, kept by qne who is pdeiiia'piyii gqqd fellow, W\ among whose virtues W mm*& those of total abstinence and a belief in Mr R.T, Booth, Into the estab. bailment in question, there lounged one afternoon reQßntly : thr66 of thoße whom Mr.,Bootli's friends would perhaps term "haw! cages," inasmuch as they have nqtyetbeen persuaded by that gentleman's eloquence to forswear their nllegianco to the flowing bowl, The leader of the trio wag-well, never mind his name. His rotund figure may be seen any day in High-street, usually attended by a bodyguard of bull pups. ''l say,—,said this worthy, '<nico kind of man that favourite of yours, Booth, must be." "Yes, heis; what of that? I. saw him just now go into a shop and buy a bottle of rum. A maii**' like that wants showing up, Ho should ' PJ${W l}e itf all q Y oi|ts 5V • Qonm, yqi| m trying.t„j ji v e ' me,'* said % Mieyev, U M I; can't bring you themanwhosohl jj; tq him, A.rc ypu areyouopqntomakoabetou it ?" "Well," was the rqply, "1 don't garc to bet, but I cap tbeliiive it possible, Tell you what I'll do, I'll see Booth this very afternoon, and bring him round here, and you JM fetch your Ulan, This yarn must be si?H to the bottum, for it doson't only effect theTempenince cause in Christcluircli, but wherever Booth is known," "All right I 1'" your man, and I'll bring somo of tho boys round to see the fellow shown up," retorted tlio accuser. "I'll bo there, you bet," interjected a newspaper man who had just dropped in, patting tho head of fchconly member of the bodyguard present. "So will I," chimed in another of the "hard cases,"a long specimen of humanity who "bosses" a well-conducted roadside "pub." "Rum and samparilla is a great drink in tho States.", The believer in Booth looked a trifle grave. Ho did not believo.thoajpeiionp wit.on .hit ido stijl, tlj'e affair hada fishy look,. "W/olLrjL he said, "we'll hftje/'tjjjs 'thing settle! Bring your man,' aiid I'll ,|'rjiig Wan 3 "All right,"'retorted: tlie. mafigner' of Booth's consistency, as, the, trio' strolled out of tho shop, "Say,"it:'was bay .'.'rum Booth bought, at the. hairdresser's over the way." The searching: enquiry into the matter is not likely to come off,