A TALE OF AN OLD WOMAN'S SHAWL.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 608, 13 April 1876, Page 3

A TALE OF AN OLD WOMAN'S SHAWL.

Si*,— A. few dayfback a- i>ett.l«r 'of ' tho naae of John Byr.ie, who K*e» in tl« Piron^a District, and ii a very respectable old man, on hu wny from Alexandra found a »h»wl on the road, and, •ceingnoome about." to xeturn it t», did what anyoTie cUe would do, brought it bouia wirh him. Tbr old wooiau, tb.o owner of it, hearing tbrt lie ."had picked it up, instead of do-ngns am on* wiWi n gran of coramoa sense would do, viz., gomg »nJ aski-ig him for it, start* off^to another o.d wumi* i m the Aapa of * Jerusubro pony, -wo •eeuit to know about at much as the lir-t old Trom.»n. She gives h<sr « wjfnnfr; srlic &in tli" os <mance 'of two ■policemttn— not the two th-ib lot J sool t "O tJ look for lvi paper* - and tlio thrco (moiintco) come out f.-r thp riwwl. Wliea a»kjd lor it it -via ut oni-e Riven to them. Tie police ametthd old man, and he has to leafs Ins work and mi place, with no one 'at home, acd walk «vf milrs joio 'Alexandra ; he is brought Ufore the aboTo JP, who, ot course, di«in«Hee him. All the aboro non«enfe aud fu« übout an old thawl ■wortli about 3* 6d ! U«nv would Mr' J V Uke to be treitwl a* above if ho picked up iiujthinsj ou on th»r«>>d *ile? or the luw be put in loro« in the same -way if >ujh hup^ene.i ?— I om, • 40., A^Chibl that Taki Nocm.