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Wairarapa Standard, Volume XVIII, Issue 1732, 11 September 1885, Page 2

One Australian Bishop writes thus to another : felt so lonely that I started oil to the Burdckin River district. One incident recotuiled me to you absence. While being drawn to the Plantation ('reek wharf in a sugar truck, along a rough tram lime, tiie horse trotting briskly, we came to a bridge across a broad, deep arm of the Creek. Suddenly the w heels struck some obstacle, and my next sensation was that of an involuntary aeiial lliglil followed by a splash ami a dive to the muddy bottom of the creek. Rising to the surface, I struck out, and managed to teach a pile of of the bridge, aud gladly yielded to the hauimg-up process Unfortunately 1 had taken no change of cloth raiment, but the compassionate skipper of the Star of Hope enabled me to spend a day in nautical attire, while episcopal ’ shorts and ‘ gaiters,’ Ac , floated gracefully from the handrail of the poop. ” An oppressed and beaten husband applied for protection to a Loudon Magistrate upon the ground that his wife was “ in the habit of assulting him with pokers, tongs, knive» and other unlawful weapons, ” including, perhaps “ crowbars and other sedatives, ” Magistrate ; “ Well, you take out your summons for assault." Applicant But I want you to give me a separation from her. ’’ Magistrate : " I cannot. I have power to grant separation to a wife after aggravated assaults by her husband, but 1 can t grant you, or any husband, a liks process with regard to your wife, though she may thrash you day after day.” Applicant (astonished) ; “ And that is the law, is it?" Magistrate: " It is." Another proverb has, therefore, it seems 11 gone wrong; ” what is sauce for the goose is evidently not sauce for the gander. " Bough On Corns." Ask tor Wells’ “Bough on Coma.” Quick reliel, complete, permanent cure. Corns, warts, bunions. Kempthorne, Prosser A- Co., Agents, Christchurch. Catarrh of The Bladder. Stinging irritation, inflammation, all kidney and similar complaints, cured by “ Buchu-paiba.” Druggists. Kemptborne, Prosser & Go., Agent*.