Wireless Station.

Northland Age, Volume VIII, Issue 32, 29 March 1912, Page 5

Wireless Station.

A YERY TRUE STORY.

“ Nibbling Nad,” commonly known on the scene of action as the “ Wireless Wonder,” is a married man; consequently ha is aooustomed to haring things done for him. At tha present moment he is “batohing” in a disused oalf-psn behind the barn on a ranoh adjaoent to the 11 wireless.’'

Ned lias an awkward way of putting bis foot into tbe frying pan while it still oontains the eggs and onions. There are also sundry other peculiarity* about him. He has a very deoided aversion to rats, a colony of which hava taken up their quarters in Nsd’s semi-detached bijou residenoe beforementioned. On Friday evening last he made a pilgrimage to a farmhouse bard by and was successful in borrowing two rat-traps— on* a gin af very powerful make and very aggressive when tickled; tbe other one of baok break variety. Ned returned in triumph to bis shanty and proceeded to set the traps. Th* gin was managed easily enough, but tha backbreaker was very sensitive. Th* gin was set and carefully plaoed upon the box before the fire while the struggle wae continued with the other pesky thlDg. Th* setting of this second trap proved to be s* interesting that Ned derided to take a eeat and think th* matter out. Ho promptly sat upon th* gin. He also promptly stood up again. He was caught and released about half a mil* from the camp by sympathising and startled mates; ooatless, hatless and pantlass—no, not pantless; the gin had paid attention to that. They took him baok to th# shebang where be immediately deposited bis weight upon two pounds of butter which bad been left upon the bunk to be out of the way. If one wants to start an interesting dsbate at “sm#k*-ob” time at the

“wirelsss” now it is only necessary to say the one word—rats. PLAGUE SPOT.