MONGONUI.
Mine host of the Settlers settled himself in the mud the other day, his horse going one way and Le the other. — The '* grass widow" is about to return after a long sojourn in the back woods. .Her old friends will be glad to see her.— The Mongonui J.P.s noses are to be put out of joint by a new R.M. — Mongonui is fast becoming a Tery sociable little place. It has lately undergone a weeding process. Party warfare at present is at a low ebb. — The exhilirating climate of the North agrees with the new "lightning jerker." He is very obliging and a great improvement upon his predecessor, and thinks the inhabitants anything but savages. — Miss E, A. looks too-awfully- ' perfectly-much-too-lovely for anything in her navy-blue riding costume, and her hair in a long' pigtail. ■ So la-de-dah-de-doo thinks. — Who was the man that would not join tlie rink because he was too mean to pay the subscription fee ? He must be related to the fellow that always borrows the Observer. — Mongonui can boast of an additional J.P., who will, no doubt, strengthen the cause of justice. —The Siamese twins have gone into the country. It is to be hoped that they will complete the circuit before returning. — A petition has been started for the purpose of retaining Mr George Kelly in this place.— W. N. is the pet of all the ladies, and the envy of all the bachelors — (and yet he don't skate).
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Observer, Volume 4, Issue 98, 29 July 1882, Page 314
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246MONGONUI. Observer, Volume 4, Issue 98, 29 July 1882, Page 314
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