The Archive · 1891

SATURDAY'S PAPER HUNT

The start was advertised for 3.15, near the Stone Bridge, and as it had previously leaked out that an entirely new run was to be given, the meet was well attended, fully these were set going punctually at the hour that it would be s base slander to think appointed, the master giving the word. The they ever made a mistake! They remind scent lay over the first three or four creeks us of Mr, Pecksniff the immaculate and usually given at the start in the Upper infallible. The three friends of Job appear to Hongkew country and then described a have been of this order. " Hence they had half circle until the Soochow Creek was keen sharp cat from him when he said, sighted close to Jessfield, after which a "No doubt ye are the people, and wisdom bridge was crossed and some excellent dry will die with you." Other folk, on the cut jumping negotiated and the first check other hand, are always making mistakes. was met with. Paper was soon found again Mr. Blunder, if invited to dinner, is sure and led round to the right in the direction of to spill sauce'on the cloth, on the carpet, a village about two miles as the crow flies or on the dress of the lady who sits next to from the finish, Here a few of them got him, He has quite " gift for treading on on to some old paper and made a cut in for people's corns, ete. As with individuals, so with nations; some are renowned for tually found by Messrs, Dallas and Renny, the finish. 'The paper proper was. even-mistakes. Irish' "bulls" are always a the first named coming away with a lead source of amusement to John Bull. An which Maloja's speed enabled him to main-Irishman who had married at nineteen detain to the last jump, which he took it. good clared that he would never marry again, style winning one of the besthuntsof the sea-even if he lived to the age of Methusalel son by ten or twelve lengths, Messrs. Scharf, The words on a tombstone were, " Here Sampson, Edblad and others followed, sone lies H.B., who came to our city and died of whom had not gone the course the latter for the benefit of his health." Probably, part of the hunt, which is to be regretted as however, poor Pat is credited with more a couple chipping in and finishing in the mistakes than he makes. As an Irishnan first six did the Master out of his position said, "Half the lies told about the Irish are which ought to have been fourth or fifth not true." The Saxon often equals the Celt and would thereby have given him. the errors, such as the following, copied from heavy weight prize to which he is justly newspapers.' Lost, a green silk umbrella and fairly entitled. As it was he finished belonging to a gentleman with a curiously seventh. There was an abundance of carved ivory hiead." ' Wanted a stead grief in the hunt and rumours were going young man to look after horse of the Me round the Settlement until late on Satur-thadist persuasion," "The procession was day evening that a couple of ardent sport very fine and nearly two miles in length, men had not turned up. Reliable news as was also the chaplain's prayer." "Fiends was received Inter that both had arrived ill please accept this intimation, home fit and well. sisters want washing. the tossing ocean as it heaves"

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