A BAD SHOT.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VII, Issue 1070, 13 April 1880, Page 2

A BAD SHOT.

The Otagd Daily Times tells a capital story of the terrorism at present prevailing in Dunedin city. It appears that the inhabitants have never been in such a state of anxiety for the safety of their lives and properties as at the present time. The brutal outrage in Cumberland-street, and many attempts at arson and burglary, have had the effect of putting the Dunedinites on their guard. It is said that during the last fortnight more revolvers and pistols have been sold in that city than in the previous five years. One worthy knight of the cleaver, residing not far from the scene of the recent t.agedy, determined to be for any nocturnal attack and armed himself with a Colt's revolver, which much to the discomforture of his better half, he insisted on placeing under-neath his pillow ere he laid him down to sleep. The sequel proved that his precaution was unneccessary. In the middle of the night he was awakened by a noise as of some one endeavouring to raise the window, and, being a man of action, he seized his weapon and "let drive" a bullet in the direction of the supposed intruder. The report was followed by a smashing of glass and a dull thud. Then came a sudden revulsion of feeling on the part of the doughty butcher, who began to tihnk whether the the victim of his unerring aim had been burglar or a policeman. With some misgivings he went outside, and with emotions that can be better imagined than described, discovered that he had mortally wounded his wife's favourite cat. He conveyed the dying animal to his bedroom, and for half an hour had what our American friends would pronounce to be "a good time."