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NZ Truth, Issue 59, 4 August 1906, Page 7

There was a wedding at a house m Waverlcy one night lately, and after the sky pilot had successfully hitched the fellow and his girl into the matrimonial net they all filed m and started to assault the wine and cake of good cheer m the dining-room. ■ Soon the speechifying young men commenced to pelt the, pair of turtle doves with their bouquets, of oratory, and the bride's old ma-n -k|!pt guzzling the juice of the grape till he grew serious and maudlin. . "Ladiesh an' gen-, lemen." cried tho old fellow at last, with tears m his eyes, "this is no occasion for joking. Lifesh very un— hie — certain. There is my beautiful, hie, darter and her young husbandsh m all the pride, hie, of heal ah and strensh vith- us to-night, but theresh no, hie, telling, they may be nothing'; hie, but shadowsh m the morning !" Then the bride gave her old man a violent^ kick, on the ankle under the table, arid the heartbroken ancient buried his, face m a plate of fruit salad and wept at the .uncertainty of life. A big drum bashing section of the Salvariny bumped a solid snag m ,a back street m Forest Lodge recently, and were dispersed with great slaughter. They came with the usual accompaniment of liendish din and fanatical howls, and commenced to make the restful Sabbath morning hideous m front of a house where a woman lay ill. ' Her husband, n square jawed, big fisted son of toil, came out and asked them civilly to Hy their kites, as his sick wife couldn't stand the delicious harmony. Thirty yards up tho street they planked the pole of the banner on the metals and agnin commenced to tear the air with n torrent of howls and blare of brass. Then the big listed man came out with the light of battle blazing m his eye. He swept down on tho Blood and Fire Brigade like nn angry whirlwind. He biffed the captain on the uoso with the force of a mule kick, and knockthe cornet down another fiend's throat with two hits m the one second. He grabbed tho banner pole and commenced to rain a shower of blows m all directions. In ten seconds all the Hallelujah Brigade were lying m the road amid n cloud of dust and destruction. Then thu J sick woman's husband kicked a hole { through the big drum, trampled the ban- j ncr m the dirt, and went off m a ring of j blue flame, swearing ho would hurt some j of them if they started the racket asain. j Ever since the red-jerseyed, noisy cadgery , have jpven the street a wide birth..