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Wairarapa Standard, Volume XX, Issue 2014, 7 January 1887, Page 1 (Supplement)

Two Bluo-Bottle Flies —A gentleman, making a call at the bouse of a friend, was astonished to find the rooms and passages in confusion, and, on inquiring the cause, was answered: 11 Oh, we are very much annoyed here I a rat has come to finish bis existence under the floor of our drawing room. We do not know the exact place, but we cannot endure the stench any longer, so we had removed the furniture, rolled up the carpet s and called the carpenters, who are just beginning to take up the floor.” “Now, don’t be too hasty," said the visitor; “ yon need not pull up more than one board. I will show you what I mean presently; and, meanwhile, shut down the drawing-room windows and close the door.” He then stepped down into the garden, walked round to the horse stables, and after a few minutes’ absence came back to tbs drawing-room with both hands tightly clasped. Placing himself in the centre of the drawingroom, he opened bis hands and out flew two large blue-bottle flies and buzzed round the room for a second or two. But presently one of them alighted on a certain plank of the floor, and was almost immediately followed by the other. ” Now, then,” said the visitor," take up that board and I’ll engage that the dead rat will be found beneath it." The carpenters applied their tools, raised op the board, and at once found the cause of tha unpleasant smell. Hand in Hand. BY MAltl* E. Blown. Hand in hand thro* the flow’ry ways Went Dora and 1 in the bygone daySt A wee girl she,her boy lover I, Beady to fight for her and die, Hand in hand thro’ this vale of teen Went Dora and 1 in the after yean; She was my wife, and her husband 1, Beady to fight for her and die. Hand in band till the very last, As her dear eyes dimmed end hsr ipHI Haag# An angel is she, alone am I, Heady,oh God I and I oannot lie) 505