ONE OF THE SEMI-PRIVATES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 160, 16 November 1868, Page 3

ONE OF THE SEMI-PRIVATES.

, New Passenger Traps Licensed to pur Anyone Down. At the last meeting of the Christchurch Borough Council, the Mayor called attention to the boldness of the boulders lying in the street, and said, " they were an annoyance to traps and passengers." There must be some mistake here, for anyone troubled with corns who has had the pleasure of walking over this sort of gravel, must have found that they were traps to passengers. Councillor Sheppard also said that the large boulders had caught his eye, which may fully justify the remark made by this gentleman, " that they were an eyesore." The Council decided that as the ratepayers' money had put them down, they should pay a little more in taking them up, and this is probably what was meant by traps. Examination Papers (Ist Class.) — Who was JEneas ? JEneas, the son of Anchises and Venus, was a Trojan Prince, and he behaved like a regular Trojan on several occasions. He was placed under the care of a nymph till he was fivn years old, or, in other words, put out to uurse ; but his education was completed under Chiron, who seems to have kept an ccademy for heroes. He taught music, war, and medicine ; so that he was one of those general practitioners, licensed to kill or cure according to circumstances. After leaving school JEneas married Miss Creusa Priam, the daughter of old Priam, and had a son and heir named Ascanius. He fought well in the Trojan ■war, and distinguished himself in a manner worthy of the fire brigade at the burning of Troy, carrying his old father pick-a-back out of the flames, with his son in his hand, but, husband-like, leaving his wife to make the best of her way after him. JEneas succeeded his father-in-law on the Latin throne;

but continuing pugnacious, h& was killed^ht a battle with -the Etrurians j. or* as Borne sayy ,he fell .into the river Numicus, . when , his armour being heavy, he was ' unable . to get out again. ; „ . ' ;. V