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South Canterbury Times, Issue 7294, 25 August 1893, Page 2

An agricultural and pastoral show was lately held at a place called Narandera in Bivtrina, and a visitor thereto wrote a jeremiad upon n in the local paper, beginning at follows Then entered iamong them a prophet, saying, “Who will show me any good ?' But straightway the gatekeeper announced 1 ‘ Show me twelve pennies,’ and straightway the gates were openep. And these are the meditations and lamentations of of the prophet from Damascus. What means the lowing of the cattle, the lowmg that is not; and why do not the sheep from a thousand hills and the lambs from the many plains make a noise ? Because they aro not there. And where are the heavyhorses for the drawing of wood and water p yea, also, where arc the plough horses ? Her* I see horses of war, and for the hunter; andl for the women, and the chariots ; horses for the children and the babies, and for the lazy; rich men of the earth. Of them there ara many, but of the servants of man and thae husbandman, there are few ; because woman ruleth with toasting fcrk and the rolling pin, and ridetb in her chariot in purple and fine (if not always clean) linen But I do at Romo as Romans do, and I enjoy the contests of the play horses. Horses are called hunters not because they hunt, but beoaus» they jump like a hunted kangaroo, over posit, which break and rails which perish • and riders dress in scarlet, and blue and green and divers colours for the very reason that tfafe soul of a woman lovefch bright colours.*'