The people of a western town took a thief oat the other night to tar and feather him, but couldn't find their tar bucket. They failed in their enterprise, just as a -vocalist does in singing — because they could'nt get the pitch. . It is said that dogs are now trained by thieves to snatch a gentleman's watch from bis pocket and make off with it at full speed.
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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 4, Issue 192, 25 May 1861, Page 3
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68Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 4, Issue 192, 25 May 1861, Page 3
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