THE LARGEST WOODEN BUILDING IN THE WORLD.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 868, 20 August 1879, Page 2

THE LARGEST WOODEN BUILDING IN THE WORLD.

We fancy thiit we detect aud old friend infdisguise in the following tale told by tK! "Wellington Correspondent of the Li/tteltoon Times : — Those who have been in Boston know all about the great organ, and those who have not should read Mark Twain's — or is it Art em us Ward's ? — capital burlesque upon the Bostonian's weakness. Wellington also pos_eSSeß " ahorging" in the shapeliFg huge matchbox— the Government Buildings^ The stranger coming up the' bay in a steamer in which there is a Wellington man, is certan to be buttonholed, and treated to something like the following •— " Bo yon see that buildiug, sir ? The stranger intimates that he can I very well help seeing it. V Tlwb, sir, continues the Wellingtonian, " is ■ ii , a f geßb woo «len building iii the world! and then he pauseß for the applause. But the other day a certain stranger, who " had been there before took the wind out of the_inevitable Welton mau's sail. Going up to him jußt as he was primed for the attack, he said to the Wellington man, pointing to the matchbox, "can you tell me, sir, if that place is to let." Wellington man — " To let, Sir ; why that's the Government building, and its the largest woo— "j" Oh," interrupted the|stranger, " don't mention it ; you see my family is rather a large one, and under any circumstances I don't think the place would be big enough. My wife likes plenty of room in the house, and also prefers a brick one. " The Wellington man hasn't yet recovered his breath.