AUSTRALIANS AT HOME.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 35, 1 June 1876, Page 3

AUSTRALIANS AT HOME.

'''hli-s" in f.lu< •• Austtr;i.l:v»;tm" Fi;n tE;e ~VM' ,': " tlvvv i.-* tiu LiUistnuU'U »»f t'.ftir |>i.Ht.f society in knows "rt a-u I'fisft trifml <>t" mine ra.lb the M'liH'ti r f.f the g'M.f. At the b.>t l ''l mill■ Cuiul'iritlye crk-krt msiteh. my '"'•'Hit was with si>u«> fc'rientl* sttvni'ttm; ' !| t "f one of the «uTuvy«'s which snr''l'il the ground; two. »>r three deep, 'itfvia-'i. o>utiuned four fivshiomnMy- ''',' liulifs, juul «. t'lustt'i' of nude friends* ">S :wciiin<l r tvU biking a lively interest *»ur old MetUntrne erkfcefcer hint just distinguished him* '""" hit »>f tiefdimr, Woking > \;>!>mi,'t.»f hamis. One of the '■ '• * ''UtuiLred the name »>f the 1 ,: '. that's CampheM/ replied n t / > '.*'-u^htn-; he's the Australian, t*p went the dear girl's

' glasses, and after a moment's scrutiny sliv said languidly. ' Well, I thought he looked rather black '." — —But, on the other hand, young Australia in England is not slow to exhibit his inability t«» he astonished. Dave —— wan down at Brighton for a few days in the height of the season. A companion, in pointing out the everlasting stream of carriages, equestrians, and parties strolling on foot, remarked that the ' display quite equalled Hyde Park in the season.' k Well/ said Dave. ' it's not bad—reminds me very much of the Esplanade at St. Kitrfa/' His friend was at a disadvantage. He didn't know St. Kilda. And he thought it better not to gush any more about the splendour of Brighton.—One of our rieh retired squatters went to England some time ago. He purchased a nice estate, and was making some progress in society as one of the landed gentry. His wife one day had a long-desired call from Lady Dash, a leader among the county families. Some tine sheep were browsing about, and were visible from the drawingroom windows. 'Do you/ said Lady Dash, *ktll your own sheep I' 4 Oh, dear no / satd Mrs. Merino, loftily, * I don't even see "em killed, now/"