ANECDOTES OF MINERS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2502, 17 January 1887, Page 2

ANECDOTES OF MINERS.

Dry Throat Johnny Was coming down Scrub G'ujch wlifin ho suddenly came on the evidences of a terrifcler struggle.' Tho earth- was torn. up, ' shrubs-- trampled down and biooijC buttons and ahrp.tls of clothing were scattered nbo«t i?f profusion. 'A littfe : further" on',.J;§'io'uii(l tho for $9, man, to.m and' bjeeding, bu,t with faint aighs ofjito in Mm. Lifting MoT up and.putting nhottle to Lia lips ho' .recognised, bid aonnadp, . ." ' „r! .teo^ri't' What ye taeii doing V Wbai'ftitUa matter " -"-"TbarV a right, smart b'av down' ilohnny,' 1 ' feebly replied his friendi to ft beiu's carcass • that hail 'roceived tho worst of the fracas, • ... \ \.£ • lu a tuining caiap sobriqueta dlplc' when names are lobg forgotten. .Qatar; • corners Ketcbuin -was a most cunpus i OQO wbich attached itself 'tta :, Catty' hkdi'a partner, a pious pimp, who." lit out" suddenly,' w&fwaa never known,,

: " if.'l ketoh tbat peak belt get ' Bible cra,in|e/' sjop big corners,/ \vas 'all' Catty , Tbe--wapi;of.rjjfoyidenpo.sre past flycjing* out-. : T^be pious fraud escaped ~kia victim us victim stills''"*-- '

|'; A' oorap Danites froqa- Dead* • * ood ao.'old. prosfesefeirf :• Conley, with sem over in the Bsar' Lodge counti , y,'beyoud Sua Bailee, a j hundred miles from home. '. Knowing ? b« could travel like an old Indian, they ' did not concern themselves to bunthim up Sv%n.-tlipy broke camp, but left, i hipi pickings about among; -tbo. recks.; | .days' bard driving abound ) ,Vqod - the cflyj- j saloon, .quietly' smoking;,a:.'|iipo,v!.tbii' ' first mau'they met' was tbfe lwt:,jiroS' r , pectir,'Charley." n ',/^V v '' Heavens and great smoke," esp claime(i, v: piie,> ; 'i how. in. ifie Jama oi- •' greased , " Eiift (o?pi 598, H, grunted>ther-abondoned; wt*

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