WHERE WAS IT?

New Zealand Graphic, Volume VII, Issue 18, 2 May 1891, Page 16

WHERE WAS IT?

\ OUXG Mr Brown one day invited a friend to go with him to the country next day, to pay a visit to his native place * Me can go to-morrow and spend our vacation in my native place/ said he. •My old aunt keeps the house my father left me, and if you re agreed, I’ll just telegraph the dear old lady to look out for us. We ll have some tine fishing. Mr Peters accepted the invitation, and Mr Brown rushed away to telegraph to his aunt. When Peters went to his boarding house that night he told his landlady that he was going with Brown to—his native place.’ ‘ What place is it f she asked. * Why, I don’t know, I declare !’ laughed Petere. • I never thought to ask.’

A messenger-boy soon after brought a note from Mr Brown. He wished Mr Peters to meet him at the Eastern station next morning at ten o’clock. Business would prevent his seeing Peters until they met at the station, ready for the journey. J Peters went to the Eastern station a few minutes before the appointed hour. Mr Brown met him. ‘ Come, burry !’ he cried. Our train starts in three minutes. This is the car. Get in. I have our tickets.’ Mr Peters got into the car and had a splendid journey of two hours. I’hat night he wrote this letter to his friend M hite :

> .E EAR i. niCk _I a F rived safely in Brown s native place about noon. It s a verj pleasant place. There was no sign-board on the X teU me What ‘be postmark is on