LORD OF THE LION-HEART.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2638, 2 July 1887, Page 2

LORD OF THE LION-HEART.

(From the Wairarapa'Stahdard;)

It is our'painful duty to' record the sudden and serious .indisposition of Mr Hogg's Carterton -Observerfriend, ally, and brothor.Billingsgatpuiau,.the " Lord of the Lion Heart, and 'Eagle Eye." This misfortune has* happened rather inconveniently—for Lion Heart.Oniuiio 28, he-'soreamed' in■;"the i columns of his oheorful little rag*.for the Standard to come, but afiidi he " chawodup'/small.! vJune24;-rThe Standard came .out. •; :Bomohow, the ".chawing-up" /process.didn'i' June' 25.—Lion Heart altackcd. by rabies. Iledidn'fc- bite; anything'— teeth : %\\ drawn* Juno 27.-Standard: camo' out again. .Lion Heart and- 'Eagle Eye took one. glance at it, just onethen a wounded Lion with a pigeon's eye,- accompanied by a. bottle,: a dictionary (damaged) and blackingtan'full of .ink, and a' broken -heart, • was heard to crawl sadly, slowly, ' softly,. up to hia garret.- ;;Allthrough the weary vigils of that'long winter night there wore heard weeps, gurgles,' and tho- splash of ink..,. In the morning, when the door was,forced, there were -seen, huddled :in thecorner, something half Eagle. Tho Lion moiety had the-mange, the Eagle half was.moulting and had the pip-badly. The fumes of Painkiller and Nailrod were.over all. And: all the fruit of that midnight .-'•' wrast" and agony were tho folliocwing which appeared in Tuesday's "Obsorver"—. " As tho Greytown paper has not como up to time wo shall in future take, little notice of either the snarls or braying of that journal or its phantem editorials." Mere this and nothing more. We were not surprised, We knew it would come to this when we saw Lion Heart in Wellington the other day, with his Eagle Eye, Lion Heart slightly soiled, breathless, and delicately scented with eau de' whishty sighted to kill at .1000 yards. ' We noted then the excitement of the creature and knew a re-action would ensue. We saw there was no stamina in him, but merely much vapor, froth, and butcher's meat, and that the Lion Heart and Eagle Eye was more expert at Bed-heart Bum and bad Bristol Bird's-eye-than-at" ohawing up" We promised to attend to his education, and so we will. By the eternal stars! we'will educate Mm into decency, oleanlinesß and truthfulness before we have done with him.