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Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 102, 18 August 1876, Page 3

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'mini' the designation of " Slaughter of the (Hibijo ttihuuliim gives the lirt'in.; singular details of Millft;. De xla'a iii»rri;up» with John Hill, the "j s ltt will foe Ceenllwtwt hy fchost? relationship brought them Kimtact. with a certain divine warbler. t;i poodle ami a monkey did duty as loiiiUituiM. in the absence ot' the pet* jn, nursery. While in Duuudin it was ,yj u dit of n certain instrumentalist to He, "to nurse, and to carry tht.se j.,limit for the giftetl songstress. 'He f r told Ilia h.ve,' but thus it win he red it. Admiring him for his attention , m much to herself, as tho.se she loved luiii'lv. she consented that the twain ulil hucome one Hush, the poodle and monkey retaining their places in the sdholil. But ore one month had gone two had passed, a change came w'er spirit of his dream. The pets of juuydnin became the bane of wydded ,ami the darlings which were; stroked, hod, combed, petted, and carried about pkusu a cluurming widow, became a da nuisance, when the widow became charming wife. The more they littetl in endeavouring t»» regain j old quarters in her affections, the nun' became his boots attention for ii' hides, until suppressed groans, neipiiiuud by ' »lohn, my dear, don t hurt ilarlinu: pets,' culminated in 'John, brute," I'll kick you out if yon don't totfwui aloUß.' and the determination lulm to he master of the situation. ii, worked up by desperation, to the (imr point, at length laid his plans, sitting down at the piano and vieiousty Hitiiig une of Madam's favorite airs, i, hero's a .folly Lark,' he immediately minis jumped up, and with poker in ii, commenced the slaughter of the injuts. C draw a veil over the scene cli ensued (simply beeau.se I was not in vicinity)."