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Show An English lady, traveling in New Zealand, waxes enthusiastio over the beauties of the country, especially in it mountainous parts. She tells a funny little story about tho Eharp witted driver of the publio coach in which she mado Bome of her expeditions. At ono point, where the steep road always took tho opportunity to lighten the load for his horses. "Gentlemen," he would say in an insinuating tone, "the Prince of Wales always gets out and walks here. " It is to be presumed that he had usually usu-ally found his "fares" quite ready to follow in the footsteps of so distinguished distin-guished a predecessor, but one day a man, who had already heard the speech more than once, slole a march upon tho wily Davis. The ground was wet, and the passenger was not in a mood foi climbing, so bb they approached the spot he anticipated tho driver's hint by remarking: "Davis, the Prince of Wales i&u't go-Inc go-Inc to walktndnv. " " "" |