RAGLAN.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 795, 21 July 1877, Page 2

RAGLAN.

July 17. At last, we are having some glorious frosty nights, which ia guite a treat, after the late incessant pelting rams and hard blows.

The native 3 report a. second wreck, which they allege is a schooner. She is on shore lower dowu the, cust than the Daute, about Waikawa. Ic 13 possible that this may be a part of the uuiortunate cutter Daute. Tho timber wh.ch has come ashore has been smashed t-> small pieces. So far, notiiiug has come ashore excepting the top of the deck-house,, a few ouudlea and an oid blanket.

By the way, there is a good story in circulation among the natives as to one of their genus picking up a bag on the beach, which, after careful examination, the fiader oonoluded wa3 sugar. ll*, after some hard work, hnnaged to convey the sack to a seciulei spot. AVheu he opened it, to take out a little of the sugar, to sej the quality, &,c, he was much disappointed at fiudiug thut his bag of sugar, hid oodt him so inuuh labour to remove, contained nothing but sand j a paro of the ballast, probably, of the vessel.

The entertainment cam? off on Friday evening, the Court Hou3a being crowded to excess, At the conclusion of Birdeil v. Pickwick, the musical portion of the performance wub commauced with tha U-uard Waltzes, a duet by Mrs Giltnonrand Miss White, which was fallowed by 'Thy Voiceii .Near,' oy Mr Uifnjouc j 'I Cannot iVLind my Wneel, Mutata,' by MrsiSuahj "Tue Wipe's Waning.' by Miss Savage } • Wnap are \Vu4

Waves Saying' (duet),"song,"by Misses Giluaour and White j • Homo, Sweet Home,' piaao solo, by Mm Gilmour j 'Mary of 'Argyll,' song, by Mis 3 Gilmour; ' LturczU Borgiu.'.piano solo, by Miss White; 'Th« Bjld Militiaman,' character son/, by Mr A Gilmour ; • Come Horn a, Darling,' song, by Msa White ; ' Lov.l Lovel,' character song, by Mr FSavage; 'Down by the Sea,' eong, by Miss,S:ivai!o ; ' Love Not,' song, by Mrs Biuh. Aft r the conclusion of partion of thy programme, the Virginian Gentlemen put in au appearance, aud kept the audience laughing for an hour, at their songs and vagaries. Fortunately, many of thi audience took the precaution to provide themselves with-strong wai*tooats previom to t'tis portion of the entertainment, otherwise, this pen. might iiave had to chronicle a crowners quest. Brudder Bones does not intend, to play the part of critic on this, occasion, but, at the same tims, he desires me to inform you that, taking all things together, the. entertainment was a success, and trusts that, ere many months have passed away, Bgalan will again be eulivened with another evenings amusement, similar to that above recorded. It is intended, if the services of the Virginia Gentlemen can be procured, to have similar entertainments three or four times a' year. The dancing, at the conclusion of the performance, was kept np till daybreak.

A Leap fob Life.—One of the citizens of Dan bury, Conn., vvho had just returned , from the YVest, was telling in Merrill's grooery of a narrow escape he had from a terrible death. He was crossing a long railrord bridge on foot, when he was surntfkgd ft> see a locomotive corning around J& ourveji and tearing towards him at a terrific spued. The bridge was too narro »• to allow of escape at either side, and he did not dare to jump into the .yawning abyss below. In a flash he took in the situation and formed his plan of aotion. Ho started on a swift, run towards the on coming locomotive, and wbeu wi?.hin a few feet of it he concentrated all bis ner?e and muscle iuto one effoit, and leaped straight up iuto the air. The fearful monster shot under him and he came down on the bridge, saved from death, but seriously shaken by' the descent. There was a moment of silence upon the close' of this narration. Then one of the company sighed aud shut up his knife, and unexpectedly said, ' What 3 the use of presence of mind when a man can lis like that ?' ,

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