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Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2254, 18 December 1886, Page 1 (Supplement)

AUTUMN.

Where ? aM the lowly blossoms of the spring tune, lonpr a cr,, 7 The l»li-v>oins they are dead. The fruit i-» hi le instead. All rich <md ladunt from the <;liedding of the Minhght >, glow. New gathered in, are all the golden fields of Wd\ in pr <-' 'In — The h.iue-t now i^ past, The Aut'iinn cnnie-i too fast, And in the br.uielie-* baie, the s\gu uf winter timo i^ borne. What means the ever flutt'ring sound falling from the tree-^ ? Wh it iiit j in-* t.io rustling ( >f foatfalU on the ground ? What nioan^ the an ml fading of all nature tha one -oe^' All thint,'^ "lo living, e\ory , \\herc, and Dvj.ith ali'iij i> Kn) o ' ! Vtt nut in j-» weep, V<n n ituie d! n r n> to -^leap, And b^anfy, all tin; nciier f>>r the resting, coui"^ \\ ith si>nn^ ! M. K.

Ficmn^ - I went iut<> a restaurant last night ii)(l"iil ii'd i»>ik awl Ijmm- f«>i -.tipper, and wli it d ) \<<n -upp '-•• the waiter bp'ii/ht iih;' > »itn|t— « iue it up. How should I know '' J''jl(>Lili» — Poik and bean-- y .i! chump. A 101 u. uo-iian residinrj m Damascus Ga., whose we. Ming had been ri\ed for the following uci-U, was called upon on a iccvnt Sunday by one of her former admirer?, who wished to eongiatulate her on the a[>:in> iching maniige. The con-\.ms-Uio:i tuiiit'd on love allairs, and the visitor j )Uingly a>ked the lady if she wouldn't s-uoner ha\e hiiii. !bhe ausweied in the .dfinnati\e. He at once pio[)ov,l, and ihe couple were inained jiiit tlnt'c dajs previous to the date ti\ed foi her wedding with the other fellow. A liiavK, Ev(.[\t.-i>im lr. — William Wil'u ik, of Clu'it L)ver, l>>lton. an. enirmy duvti 1:1 tnoscivic-} of the Lincat»hue and Yoik>hire Rulway C >mpauy, was punuiN'd le'-tntly with £33. n recognition of the cnuntje displayed by htm on the J'Jth of December last in remaining on his engine in face of great d mgei , and hvoiJmg a dUa^trous collision betwiv u an txple-^ and a goods tram -it Hindlt'\. Au e\.j>re*-> tr^'u tui^^ed the points at Ciinv Tiee Junction, and dished into .1 -ld'iiir whore a goods train was utiinditii.'. A tfinble c >lli«»on intn U.t'cl' 1 , a^ tlie expre-^ wa^ groing at irtv;it -ptcd. Th^.' ri reman, p* j r< eivinir the danger, lt't.it trom th' 1 triirme , but Wallwoik sol/- d the bra\c, <md by dint of great ott'oiU, and m the face of almost certain doa h, m) minimi-ed the collision th it no lives wen- 10-t, thouarh many persons were ->eveu'l> injured, himself among the numbir. A number of passengers wore s > .srnu>k wi'h tliu gall.iutiy dispLived by Willwoik th it tlit>y opened a übst'uil. 111- «i i t i- uinw iMilr. A S.im.i Pih koh I !(^'M'^ —When Jurettand W n< < won 1 .il> mt to hung <uit the " l»'i ivCiniU tlif\ w int t .d N:hl(i >, iJatd^n b^ciu^ 1 it vi^ *he I'-'^t the itro then in X^w Vnk f. »i that paip.'-c Bit Widiaui W'h'.;t lV,l 'V, tne le^-Oi', want.! bi^li tiTnix nid th • li-iu -haie <>f tin pr.i tits -vuiii'thin^ hkr" ♦>"> |m r Cfht. I'lh'V h»-f.iMj-i ti> gne s,i in 'l)i hi i fti'iu andi'.itr ig d I'ie Acii'aiv nt Mu» ' >>n 111 ich bjtt-rb j tt-r •f m^. T t w i-, in t1 ■ s,iii 1^ <'t l^ )'» l"\\ -\ \\ -„( l'l >< . V • t'li'li pi •I! It' "IN J .1 t'| ' -i> 1 r L'l.'. N> I.C 1 H i- 1 • l>.' Ol .'W ,t .rat 1:1 X >vt mli m. Oi.f > ". r .t ->.niit!\ i:t»v {.) »v lnd »U'ne 1 th ' c 'lit- u't f.i. tilt' 1j <^\ th» "Ac.ule ny r.. k hie a d 0,1 ned down. Y. girf it id ' I '>ei .in* 1 f.i .luit'Lt A>> ■> 1 ii ! is lie he u i .»t th > h c 1." lni.itt- \ U|> hUrry Palm"! and hum-'vi to Wln'itle\ > hmise, e\plainn)g L'ii> -<Ji •m> on riie w..y. But w Mild 11 u >i ,x Ii md>p % n It \mi whether 111 twt, Wnn'li'V ll nl 11-ud lh.it the AcadiMuv w' l-. Inuii'd down. They f mnd ■ thit h.' iiad gn •" tv be i. Then they felt re lion itilv •* ife, but it didn't do to be tv> sure. "Well, bo\s," said Whc.itly, "s\llits the Mews tint brings you heio, j w tkiiii; It ii'^t j>i* iple nj> 111 the middle nf the nu'ht'' "')■, well Mr Wh" itley, ' snd J 11 H'tt, with.v (in" assumption ot :nlitFr'ii'iic '. ,' !lan v and I h ive rec >n-ideu>(i yo.ir tt'rnis foi the thn.itiv, and will take it on the b\Ms you want. I'm in a bit of a bun y, beciusc fm filing to Europe tom irmw to lo ik atrt-i the t-c >n^i y for the ' Black Cmok,' and -> «« caiii^ mini tv the cuiti.iit now.' "But," said Wheutley "how about the Acidemy? I heard ynu'd If i-eu it." "Oh, the Ac id^my cm go to bl iz.^,' said J.irrett. " Xiblo's'is 1 better place, and we'll take your theatre right now. ' So th'v Mgmed the ci>ntract and got it But if Wheatley had kn >wn at tho tun.* that the A"idemy hid literally ''gone to bht^.'s" i.c w<"a'd hue raised his pneo. He didn t know ot the fira until n© read the papers ne\t morning.