A country vicar had a crusty parishioner who delighted in opposing him in every way. The vicar having heen offered another living, accepted, and, when taking his leave of the parish. called upon the parishioner. He was touched hy the man's evident regret. ""Why, I thought you would be glad to get rid (rf me!" exclaimed the vicar. The man shook his head solemnly. "Well," he said, "you see, "sir I've lived here for nigh 10 years, and I generally find when parson leaves that there's never a bad an goes Sat a wuss one comes!"
As an indication of the phenomenal growth in Mastenton this season (says the Wairarapa Age), a local gardener claims a record in having peas and beans showing through the ground five days after they were planted.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume XX, Issue 2066, 13 January 1925, Page 3
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