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Auckland Chronicle and New Zealand Colonist, Volume 2, Issue 11, 18 October 1843, Page 1

(ADVERTISEMENT.) " INSERT the following because I understand that the parties (the plural number) who laid their heads together to penetrate the literary gem, numbered by the figure 2, in the correspondence, have thought it advisable to publish the "lark? to their own advantage, to difs ferent parties; whereas 1,--who humbly believed that the advantage was altogether on my own side —preferred keeping the thing secret. The foolish affair originated in one of the young Johnson's having the . assurance to request me to close the door, at the last Tee-total Meeting. I felt highly offended, and in declining to pay the least attention to the command, tut tied my back on the party. " When the cat's away, the mice play," is an old and true adage, and it is very well to preach the affair up as a " lark '' in company where it cannot be contradicted; I have been in " larks" myself before to.day, and possibly in as gay ones, as ever those puerile "and conceited aristocrats were, and have seen many a fine "lark" turned into a complete "gull!" So far as the word "waiter" is concerned, I certainly thought it unworthy of any fuithev notice than I bestowed upon it, because it only bespoke the existence of a vulgar and little mind. As the letters are verbatim, and every th*ng connected with the affair from beginning to end, is centered in the following; 1 leave others to jndge of it ; I am only sorry I bestowed' any notice on the thing at all; but I hate puppies as I do the d 1. No. 1. (Written directly I came home from the Mreting, and delivered the same night.; Sir, —I wish to kuow the reasons that induced you to request me to «• close the door,'" this evening at the " Tee-total Meeting." You should really be more careful as to whom you use such uncalledfor impudence; and es<>ecia ly to a person every way your equal. At the time 1 or course took no notice of the thing, but if you fail to give an early reply to this communication ; perhaps the result may be more serious than you imagine, I am, Sir, Yr. faithful Servt. R. C. JOPLIN. Mr. A. Johnson. "Wed. Evng., Oct. 11. (The next morning I was waited upon at the " Chronicle Office,"by Mr. Shepherd, Jun., who, in presenting me with the following note, said that any communication I had to make to Mr, J., would be through him.) No. 2. October 12, 1843. , SlB, —In reply to your note of yesterday, wishing to know the reason that induced me to desire you to close the dooi at the Tee-total meeting, I sincerely regret tk&tany offence should hav p been given to Jjou, but can assure you it was entirely owing to my mistaking you for one ot the Waiters in attendance. Your's truly, A.JOHNSON. Mr. K. C. Joplin. (I immediately returned the following reply.) No. 3. Sir, —I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your favor of this morning, and in admitting y,our apology ; have to state that 1 am sorry that my personal appearance should be so plebeian ;. but I never aimed at aristocratical distinction! However, on looking over the indelicacy ot your observation, I must beg of you to be careful for the future, and not so injudiciously to hazard your feelinys again ', or I can sincerely as&ure you, you