He-Haw! He-Haw.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XX, Issue 2018, 17 January 1887, Page 2

He-Haw! He-Haw.

To the Editor of the Standard. 44 Ob, wad some power the giftie gie ai 44 To see ourselves as itbers see ns." Sib,—l be letter which appeared in your issue, signed P. Cotter, juo., reminded me oi the (able entitled 14 The Ass in the Lion's Skin,” which reads somewhat thusly:—A poor ill used donkey found a lion's skin. ■ 4 Aha,’’ said he, 44 Now I will have my revenge.” So the donkey put the skin over him and lay down on the side oi the road. Presently one after another of the poor donkey’s tormentors came along, and seeing what they supposed to be a sleeping lion on the roadside, were seized witn tenor ami fled for their lives. The donkey wso overcome with joy at the success <d Ins stratagem that he brayed with do.igbt Whereupon the affrighted ones di-covered that what they thought was a lion was only a poor silly ass in disguise. Toe raoial is obvious. If the chairman of ihe Greytown school committee wishes to be thought a lion he must not o.ieti his mouth to brayPlease insert this lor the good of the young gent cm to who as likely as not will be, by aud by, M.U.B. 1 am, &c , Mt Gmcioos.