ANNOUNCEMENT EXTRAORDINARY
The English language will lend itself, when used by an ignorant person, to illustrating Dogberry's phrase, ' Comparisons are odorous. ' An English nobleman had imported two emus with the hope of breeding from them, and as he was to be away from his" estate, gave orders that the greatest = care should be taken of the lady emu, if she produced the desired egg or eggs. The egg was laid, but the lady declined to ' sit. ' The .steward, however, was an ingenious man, and thought of a substitute, announcing the interesting event to his rriaster in the following terms : - ■ ' The emu has laid an egg, but' we were in a great difficulty, as she would not sit on it. l' did what I thought was best, and in your Lordship's absence I have placed theegg under the biggest goose on the estate.' - - -
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New Zealand Tablet, Volume 12, 12 November 1908, Page 37
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142ANNOUNCEMENT EXTRAORDINARY New Zealand Tablet, Volume 12, 12 November 1908, Page 37
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