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Manawatu Times, Volume II, Issue 47, 31 March 1877, Page 3

Since her child's death she -had the room she used to occupy cleaned .da_y,-. v arid the r untouched bed pulled to pieces and made over. She sits'before a vacant, chair at the. table and carefully fills the unused plate,and, spring and fell, buys the newest, things > for "Addie," giving; away the -last year's-. "\ garments, "Addie" having done with ,- them. There is nonappearance of mental, gloom or disorder about her, yet she carries this vagary into every act of her life. Riding A out, no one ever sits beside her, as that seat is filled by the imaginary air-drawn daughter. . "When Beats are .taken at" a theatre, her husband always gets three. You see the vacant -chant between them, where she supposes the dead "Addie" sits and views the performances. She is cheer- '- ful and happy, arid asked a friend of mine -■ the other day for a pattern of a wrapper, saying " Addie " kept her room so much it would be serviceable; and several days later I saw the mother busily braiding a cashmere for . "Addie.". She will .•-•- -speak with all 'rationality for hours on- all "subjects,, but suddenly.. excuse herself, ' Agaying she must'"go "to "Addie" for a few Sitting beside the empty bed (tb . which her daughter was confined for .two years' "^before her death), she clasps an unseen hand and talks hours' together with her phantom child. It is, a strange case, but A by no means .a said orie, since her' tender ministration to'this viewless "Addie " makes the mother's/heart rejoice. To all intents ■Land purposes the daughter seems to her to constantly. Her husband conher abroad, and-the lady packing up " Addie's." things. _Hmes";Bayß that. Dr Lemon has'been ' informed that the Turkish telegraph .route - ieKowSirrestored. When the question of* striking a rate came up at the last meeting of the Vincent County .GbunciV JJtr Pyke, the chairman, stated that he doubted whether the "subsidy on the rates would last, five years under the. existing financial difficulties of the colony. —"Times." " ; ..-,-,.-;■.*. The "Tunes" says that it may not be A generally known -that the horse Fishhook,' winner of the Dunedin. Cup, is a Wellington . bred horse, having been bred'by Mr Walker, of the Wanganui District. The horse was sold by-Walker tb Mr O'Brien ; for £50; A xy... ■ j'.,-.'-'--* It is stated by the Auckland " Star " that Colonel Haultain, m his. capacity of .sheriff, has received a letter from an old soldier at Hokitika, m which application is made for ..the permanent situation of hangman m the district of Auckland. The. writer treats the subject m a jery, business-like mariner,-' and _. his letter deserves attention. He gives his qualifications* and references,' andA asks if some small Qt>verriirient billet m conjunction with the hangmanship could, be provided for bimy as the fees, by themselves, would scarcely be sufficient to keep him Irespectably. ■■"■■■■*•'' "a. X-.k ■' X XkyXk ;a'La;