A HAWSER.
♦ " Say, oaptain," said a fresh young man on a Sound steamer, "what's that thing over there ?" " A hawser," was the brief reply. " A horse P Dear me ! What do you use it for, captain P" "Well, when fools like you get tired of Bailing we just put a saddle on it and let them ride afhore," growled the gruff old mariner.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 4858, 24 November 1883, Page 4
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63A HAWSER. Star (Christchurch), Issue 4858, 24 November 1883, Page 4
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