A man named Xiake promosed to furnish his native , town . "with ,an exhaustless water supply," and the mayor said he " believed that a Lake could do Almost, anything m that line." - 11 * A young negro bdotblack observed a neighbor poring wisely over a newspaper • whereupon , he addressed him- vthiwi "Julius, what, are you looking at dat paper tor ? You can t react."' •* Go away," cried the othdr indignantly /. "gdess I } can read; I's big enuiffor dat. 11 "Big enuff," retorted the other ■ scornfully, "dat ain't nuffln'; A- oow&blg enough) to catch mice, but she can't.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 646, 10 March 1879, Page 2
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