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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2259, 1 April 1886, Page 3

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Tin whole English army will soon bo nrmecl with the now rifle which is now being mndo.O It lias tho thorough approvul of tho committee that havohu.d the onerous duty of testing its qualities, Calvin G. Williams made a trip to Norfolk recently as the miust of Capt. James Darrow, on tho tug America. One fine nialKfal came up from below to admiro thoKJllod silver on tlio ocean when he was amazed to see a steamer coming up flfcwtern with a cloud of smoko a mile long Kin her wako. He. realized the danger ut ■Ahe position at once, for the fellow was Waded straight for the tug.. Cal hailed the pilot house and shouted to Capt. Jim " 'Luff there. Captain, or wo'll get run down!-Here's a-follow coming up like a ram, and ready' 1 to burst into, us." Capt. Jim took : :tho. matter coolly and -told Cal not:'-/to/'. get excited as there was really.'no danger,. Cal looked again and ?kept looking, ■ and at length said,-' That's a pretty slow old tub, captain ; she doesn't seem to gain an inch on us.'' Capti'Jini guessed riot, but said no more.. Cal had, however, become so interested - in ...the '..chase, that he was / disinclined to tnriv.'in,' so':iie set to.-work '• to make- ashes of a'couplc of dozen cigars, . and -when day dawned there (lawned ; uponhnn a revelation that kept his mouth' ' shut for the.rest of 'the'voyage;;,.The;' \ propeller that scared .him.so badly was W bargeintowof.th'otug.'and had started ' uplufclonkeyeiu'ine to..pum|)'out tho bilgflffrfew London (Conn.) Petoruburg.jKipui; vouches for tho ■ wi-of a legal storyi\yhicKquito ; .comes'-;' ujilO'nnytliing of .the" knut-yielde'dr.by tho/; English courts pMaw.;... ! £'vm, found/ hi mself just receritlyUn/a. prisoner's,-, -dock ■ on a third charge'pktlieft/;.-Hi'sadvocate,' a young man, niade'a'loiig'BpTOcly' : to:;tho'.. jury m defencej-:.an'd3to\var(il'\tlvo: ; -cips.o,'; spoke as f()!lows.;:^Nowv;gentiemaiv ; bf. . tho jury, leteusVg'o/: .into' :tlie/: /dept'hs/.bf;: history ; let us eq, biicjc " I must ask you'',to:-ke'ep.t'i'the : s'u'bjecti'.' i - : intorpbsed tlip'Ji^3^%™ligo but 300Q : .y'ears: 'tecik'i"' 'co'ntiiiue(l.,.t!ie. lawyer, " Another reminder from./ the Bench.." " Good, up—since;ifc;o;ia;.tprbiUaen'to appeal .fa/history, let us/t/unj-|o-geography,' Inth© ; ■' Sandwich -Islands; 1 :; A/ .- third ''' Vpjy/woli;" w&/ tho advocate's: msponso, '' hi tho .islands lying near to' u|as sliid.er.iaj fee. '.'.exists" . a long-obsorved: and'veiiy ciis- '. '' )m 77^':\. ; Mi;Advpcate,'' interrupted ■ tho judge 'again,,/'-'!'speak to you/lor/ -tlio . last time. If you'talk again (in subjects : .-, thatluffo.nbtliiii^totlpwith tlie case, 1 • ' Bn all mjsa t/o;he'ar/ypii any longer/ "I - of the defence,'"/.was, the unabashed reply, ' ''fill' * ) f ef l" oS E fc !^''W- pi'Otcst.be tateii Then V. turning .once more to ■ t!«!lury, ho added- "SiiWo,. gentleman,- . I nuiy neither-appeal to liistory or guo.graphy, 1,,w;1L .:oiiiy remind, you of"the custom of.this.; district in case t>fia,thii'd theft. Tub court, /lias-/ the.- :praisewor% - custom of..acquitting the. xlefoiiclants'in such cases,- jtiidv therefore, J tip-not' see. ■ why yon should How the .case" ended, is' riot sai'dv—Ekohange. v:.:' :: '--- : '.' " After.Miad bceii a. short tihie.a total . abstainer,'';sa'id;tiip Hini ahtl-Rov Lord Wriothesley-i-Russoji, "the -friends' at: Windsor that 1 should address a meeting : .:'and;-giv.e my .personal oxjißrience',:;vThe;mieeting was duly-lielcl, and a repbrte&from x local .jiapjer was-, present, /isvl'hopcd, to ..render/to. his readers a faithfulaccpuiit^hvliat,/I/ said,/: In the coursb^pf-.myV..pbso;rvatiiins i |V remarked. tha't-fpr thfttyyears' 'I; M beeii i trying to pursuade ; ;drunkards to drink hi'' moderation, butjiieyer having;'!succeededin ono ease, I thought it liigh'time-to jbiii: tho temperance;-; : .jiocie'ty'. .'■'imaginp'.iny- ; - horror the next week, JLyfm/can,: when I found itself repi)Vte'd'as' ■ ■' said that/ for thirty -yews lie" / has been trying'to clrinlyiti' in:odefiitioti v / but never having sjiccpeued; i ih..':one:/ : case,'- -. he thought it.liigh;timo : to.join::/tlio;:tom,-, .-■ per/inco society !';■"'.'-" '■*■■'■%;■.'•■■-■{'".' . ■ Thci CfeWt»ji/i'aiii?j&V»H.in'er.-«cords.-. a- ' x&tW" extraordinary/if : truo''story of .a/ i and busy tnercliaiit-aud'ii JMy-fbi' whom, in conjunction,witliiaileceiiselfneikl-,' he was trustee. >. = Tho. ing-housoandsaidjliatiier -business wasto consult him' : on/.tho'pro]H'ie.ty-;or-/.otherv wise of-her accepting; liii-bftev pf marriage winch she had-;recojved;./ Np\v,. for /tho first time, occured :to tlifi Srisitbl jii ereliant ; the idea of this holy .estate-" of his-own'" oase.. ' l Marriage|"::siiior lip, listlessly'. turning over corresT : pondence,:'.''woll,':iT' suppose -Everybody: ought to inarry,'tli(j.ugh,such.atlui)g-nevei: occurred to me before,- : flnvc-yoii- giveii this gentleman an afnrmativ&^ns\ver;? ? %-: " No."-" Areyiiur. /feeling /particularly-, engaged in the matteM-'r- I ''Not particularly."-'; Well, fchenV,MrulavVt,";eaia-lie,' turing rokd pn;his,-pjlicp-stp()l,;""ff : tiirtfc= be the c||, and if'.ypu ■' could, xlispenso courtship, foivwhieh.i li;ive-no, a,nd think you/could' bexomfiu'table with, me, I am yourrhunibie sera&Z/fo:':cpmmand." There were/jieiij/I'e' who tho/u»iit that the lady had ; a.purJHisuin/giiipi;/ilu;i:e/ but, if_ so,- she.;;.prudeiitiy ..disguised' .it,' She said she would .the inatp; the Bristol merchantsaw/hc.r putwitjitjio-. «ame coolness;fi;if.slip:/iyas.ii)ereiy/one of/ his. correspondeiit/a,/ /and-.w.liqn ah^-was- : itafeletters amljeilgra/. A:day;br : -/twjp// had'aomiimumc/atipn. from..tiitf lady, accepting his'; fttely excusing -hiin;-;'from; an eiaboi'ate' ; eourtship, and lcavirig'.hi.mZ/tpi'n.'anio/-''tlie/ most convenient day.'" :Th'ey/.,WQre ni'ar/ried. . ■////; f'//.///; I '-/;: //- : '•'■■■[.'■ .; Before the' first Bishbp;bf/;New Zc'alan3/ (Bishop Sfilwyn) left. Smith, hi taking leave, affected to impress' 1 ' upon his Wend the dangers of his mission;/ " You will find," he said, "in.preaching: to cannibals that their attention,/, instead/--. of being occupied by ../the Spirit,///will;/ bo concentrated on::/tho.:-'flesh.;..:.fp>/ I am told they never ;brcajkfa,st-'- isith-/ out a cold missionary .on /tho- sidcV. board." In, shaking, hands/with, .the/ W, PJ» a» he was leaving the. house, Sfflith M<\ ; .|!,Gborl.byo.;,\YeT-sh'ail- ; never meet again letiiiieJiopp'tliatyou may lavage that eats you!":;/'.'". v):