The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-02-05 00:00:00

"Antra anb flickers."

MASAO!.
VIM VISION. Prime Dorsm Was mould. and it was just
excellent; w• quite enjoEed It. " You had not eaten so
heartily for • long time, said oar dear grandmother In
commenting ipoo the extent of our apprecimion daring
the course of t.= ant day.
" We sat by the tire,
And the flames in the grate
Roes higher sad Meter,
Flashing. eiokigil—.
It wee each • co= room. A,.. went into the paseege we
met • meld of all work brightealeg the fain ly under-
standings. She received no very kr•thousiv, &eying You azu jug' In time. they are Just &ON t. begin. We thanked
him—brg we mean—and peeped through the keyhole.
There was • family of six round • table. The chief cook
was about to load off the ditty. You have no ides what
ravishing sounds he made by means of a scraper (we need
hardly add not • mud scraper) dangled to • pie= of red
tape,borrowed from the Government
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" Hurrah, were a Board I who keep muddy Uie street. Rare by.-laws to frame no equals we meet
Nier bothered by contracts let all have a turn;
Snap &Ws hoartrt though Bates num burn.
There's nor Torn has a horm and Bill has • mat;
Our Teddy's some stone he can pull up quite smart,
'Taint Me best for the street, 'tie the bat ha'. got. Help one another though thin boots do rot I
Haw we are, hers ere stay, where's mto say nay f
Wive law at our bark, end beer for the fray.
Hurrah, we're a Nord I and happy m dime,
" Com* oats male all. you'll we., above to over."
0 it ermaded so Moe, every part no true I Tben number 4 brother mid gratir—'• For what we an about, in ma..
may the electors be thankful." This was accepted with
of 'demurs Trial, beetle were moved. This =ht number one to his feet. if. did it with dignity.
" Brothers, I shall soon have to go to too noi.born. 3..3
that It deetn& an your generality whvtoor I onor owl
return. The shave may Is. too dose I know if I eddrese
you I shall address the electors You did not want oao
motatwv last wee, you put ban out. I begin to Imo that
I have not Wears pleased you. Ramp, nn,nbin,
arose with the simple words,. " That's end Lam
qualified to relieve 'tin of—. No. 1 ow, a I No. 3
tall undar lb. tithlis where the Met molt found hi,.,
after the =mdse, eating a fig far wideli be did not oars to iefresh himself after the labour of taking impious antes
for Laois. No. I Weston, "Whilst Ima here I feel it lir
enint,ooi nom ine to maintain the dignity of Ml' aloe.
Do not tuna, my brothers, Mat I ears earthing for it
In my hatrt I loathe the village. I drive up waistlines, but the road my way is quieter, arid, Niaaito to n,
structions, cleaner than this etrest. re. people are ea
abomination uuto nu. Still I shall fel obliged if you
will allow in. to refill Mk seat I sal every iaoli
man, and you need one here to Put you in be way of
doing business. But it is sot that whirh makes the desire
so strong. Agentleman should be elected to wick positions
I belies to another baud fort the lame remiss Vulgar woole have mid ' why doesn't he mind hie own beudeees
lair
my brothers, this to my baoinarn, and those who so 'peak forget they ma not themselves rnindies Mak owe , business Bat in, brother No. I hee something to say.' •It was sot moth Ai. gentlemen MIT said now b,o answered, "Look 'ere Na. I, you sad sod I Imo.
return. I dosn't went to, I feel sick of the bother. Betl re L Without me there'd be a gap in the fete as
ass a stoops. I aro +SIM' for that import ant
meson to samba I des% Wait we shall be optima& 33
we ars thin I shell wink to the law sad ths law will cod
tho dios, art ONO ism las la, bissi Nadi lbw At UN 411•11.111101111NBOOk II

motaa. No. 2, who owes es • gradaa low nur •T•
peepang through the key-bola, and shout"' " That's yet
telepatie is it r 'Boise hire," cried No. L The maid
dad, she dare not disobey, or No. 1 would land her after
tha "tow maid. who didn't ko or her place nor curial'
deep "wrath to him on his arrivaL The door flea open,
and roe knocked the boots right &Isamu them. followed by
the EA ickin4 brushes. Alas the Philistines were upon us.
H.Pir we did straagle, though The chief cook *at smalls(
by the fire-pleca vetting the scraper at It again, on the
priaciple of the man who leaves out the h si asperates
the vowels are never used outside. but are
deaded within. hey had tit " Here," cried No 4, who
had helped on by standing on the table sand cheering,
" Here is a piece of tetra, liscar him " No. 1 li‘it II sta."
our wanitpipn N a looked for • oaiL or • beam. or ear-
thi_A ,„nn pre! war nothing. **Whatever shall are du r
„..„ 4. " antra not abed bl ad, hut we must kill
him." Then. as natal, they all Looked at the chief cook,
who knows more tam the lot of them Put toil"bor•
" LITT him alive in the mud. It I. tate deep enouah. I
no" 'mar of aaa-coing bows down, or trial to, tor I left
"nd stunt' by lire arr." " Bap Man In the mu L they
mied. "hi all. bring a scraper.' commanded No. 1, as
they hauled me into the real "Twirls slot name." re-
plied the atm.,. Bring • brnow." ••1,1 N. line von*
at thunder. "Nor one left." responded the sat They
all looked at the chief cook, who was looking at them
through the window. "A shovel," be whirorsd. The
maid Iwoqght one, and soon had • grave. We are all
here r asked No. 1 tremblingly. " Where's No gr mad
they ell. "Lk.' said No. 2, " we'd bettor tot Lucia go,
there's a traitor In the camp. 11 cry the roost.' We felt
released. If rather radial, aa they all let as go. Then No.
4 came up end poked a penny into our head. wkiepering
" Don't say saything about ittigto long whoma" Then we
stood on war dignity, and eg the copper in the mud.
unid " Yror money Perish era you —sad woke up. We
bad actually been dreaming. It was all faraway. Nora
Mae mould mast be taken in moderation.
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Teo ROYAL VISIT TO DONSITT will he followed by
another to Seanage—but by • representative. We are to
have a OJOIIIII•410001t or [impostor among us again- lie
orantee to overhaul the charitie.. and the enquiry may
prove somewhat lengthy. He will arrive In • day or so.
Luca.