Poul Boyton has gone over to the ma« jority ; at anyrate this is the report that reaches us from the other side of the At. lantic. The performer with the mysteri--oue ' rubber dress ' has had a very stranse career. Inured to hardship and prira-. tion from his earliest days on the great lakes of his country, it required little pel suasion to lead him to become the cbam» pion of the ' life saver.' Next, perhaps, to our wonder. Captain Webb, he was about the finest swimmer ever seen ; he wa9 a reritahle otter of the human species.. Besides his espertness as a swimmer, Boyton was also a dead shot and a splendid tapper of wild animals. He < had beqn in many places, seen many , things, and mixed with many men ; but \ he had an unfortunate weakness. He [ could never put money in his purse and keep it therp, • :
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Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 26 May 1880, Page 2
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148Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 26 May 1880, Page 2
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