Thirsty Teetotallers.
' Farmer Hayband, who owns a dairy farm id Sussex, has a beautiful stream running through his meadows. Ab times the waber i» dammed back, causing ib to flow over the land for irrigati m purposes, rejoining its original channel rurther down the valley. One day there there was a Band .of Hope picnic in-one of the nuadow*, and it happened that bhat very" afternoon the water- from the ttream w*s turned over certain of the fields aome distance below tuese festive' afcetafners. Ono of the farmer's men (a new baud) happened to bo ab work near the brook, and, not knowing the tecret of the water being diverted, he was greatly astouished to see the stream rapidly running away, becoming lees aud Jess, until the flow ceased altogether. Ho gaz;d open-mouthed at the now dry dibcb, aud, on tho farmer at that moment looming in sight, ho shouted out : •• I say, usaaster, jusb ye come 'ere ! I'm ' blesb if them teebcb'lers ain't bin and sucked oar sbream dry ! "
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Otago Witness, Issue 2209, 2 July 1896, Page 52
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170Thirsty Teetotallers. Otago Witness, Issue 2209, 2 July 1896, Page 52
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