At a meeting of quail shooters this tteefc (says a writer in the Australasian) fMr. Grimwood told an aneoodote thoroughly characteristic of tbe Christmas sportsman, He goes forth, as we ; know, aurlnir tha holidays with a length of gas-piping whioh be is pleased to call a gun, and, to use his own language, makes the lively tomtit "ait up." Mr; Grimwood: saw one of them last season pointing his "gun " at * ooail pattering through the Hubble. " Surely to heaven !" said the old sport* " you're not going to' sboot at that bird while it's running on the ground;" "Not me. guvnor," was ihe calm reply; I'm going to wait tUI 'c stops." * * Subscribe to N. Z. edition of London TITBITS. Published byMcKee* Gamble Wellington.
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XX, Issue 2323, 11 January 1893, Page 2
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123Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XX, Issue 2323, 11 January 1893, Page 2
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