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Observer, Volume XI, Issue 754, 10 June 1893, Page 22

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Our cricketers, after playing all through the season and getting licked in every match, at last won one. Their motto was 'If at first you don't succeed, try, try, again,' and their efforts were at last crowned with success. This put them in very good humour, and they determined they must have a spree to celebrate the glorious event. So they gave a social last Friday night at which the youth and beauty of the place indulged in games and dancing. Songs were sung during the evening by Messrs Brown (2), Clow, Kerr and others. The ■ religious clique was pretty well represented, but, of course, they didn't dance, so the M.C. ordered a half -hour of ' Jolly Miller ' or ' Rejection ' now and again to keep them awake. Eefreßhments were handed round shortly before midnight, and after a short rest dancing was kept up with unabated vigour until the ' wee sma' hours ayant the twal ' began to gather size again. . . Take note, ye promoters oi socials, take note, according to the doctrine of C.L. ' the games of "Jolly Miller" and "Eejection" should always form part of a social. '..The vocalistic seedsman is turning out a great warrior. He trips the light fantastic toe with the grace of a French master. He is a great temperance advocate, also a good authority on e<Sacational matters (this-

was clearly proven at the last school com. mittee eleotion), and the way he sang * The Spanish Cavalier ' at the social the other night showed he was no young 'un at the game. You are a great man, J., and you don't know it... The O.M. was pleased to notice G.L. took the hint he gave him in the O. recently. But stay, was it that, or was it family affairs that made him so quiet?.. Who was it that bought a ticket for the social and then didn't go because he said the boys would throw gravel at him ? Pshaw ! what nonsense, why not give the true reason ? - .The Band of Hope gave a semi-religious penny gaff the other night. There were songs, recitations and readings galore, and all for a ' brown.' It was worth more than that to see the chairman go through his duties. ' 0, wad some power the giftie gi'e us Tho see oursel's as ithers see us.'