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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 4, Issue 396, 21 May 1880, Page 2

The following piece of literature was found by one of the Chronicle's runnerboys on Lambton Quay :—" My Dearest Marey—i be very well and appy to inform you that i be very well at present thank god and i hope you he the same. Dearest Mnrey i be very sorry to hear how as that you don't like Wellington. As i shant be able to look on yer Dear fase so often as I have done Dearest marey pure and holey meek and lowly lovely rose of sharon. Dear marey i hant got now know particulars moore to tell you at present but my sister thats married have got such a nice little baby and i wish as how that our affairs was settled and we had such a nice little dear to. Dearest marey i shall not be happy till then. Dearest marey pure and holey meek and lowly lovely rose of sharon, sometimes i do begin to despair as \ i am afraid our not will never be tied, but my maister have a promised i how as that when i get you and he will put you in the darey yard to serve the pigs and give you 6d a week. Dearest Marey pure and holey meek and lowly, lovely rose of sharon, i be a comin to Wellington too morrow to by the ring and you must come to the stashun to meet me, and bring a piece of string the size of your finger, and be sure you dont make a mistake. Dearest marey father is going to gie us a bedstead and grany? a 5 lb noat to by such as a washing stand fireirons mousetrap and sope, and ye must wate until we can by crockeryware and chiney. Dearest marey pure and holey meek and lowly, lovely rose of sharon, ,i be very happy to tell you our old sow has got yung uns last night and father is going to give us a roaster for our own wedding breakfust. Dearest marey pure and holey meek an lowly lovely rose of sharon so no more at present from your future and loving husband." I should like to have given the proceedings of the South Dunedin Council's last meeting in extenso, but owing to the limited space at my disposal this week, I have been compelled to summarize the report as follows : — You've heard of the row on the " Flat," When councillors met for a chat, To fix up the roll For the burgesses' poll, And fight for the franchise that's pat, They sat And snarled like dogs at a cat. They wanted to banish the Mayor From out of the old arm chair, For writing his name On the " Flat " roll of fame, His Worship moved not, 'twasn't fair; He'd dare The Council to drive him from there,. A councillor then named Mcßride Got up on his legs and replied^ The Mayor was unfit In office to sit— Then Councillor Carey soon cried, " Yer pride Is only excelled by yer side." Then Councillor Osmond got red, And rising in anger thus said : " You're out of your place, And that chair you disgrace, No longer by you we'll be led At our bead." A ratepayer cried : " go to bed-" And then all the fun began right, They challenged each other to fight; Each Councillor's tongue Seemed remarkably hung, They managed to bark more than bite That night, And then they went out and got tight. FRANK FUDGE.

£1 REWARD. LOST, in Akaroa, a Lady's Gold Watch. Any person returning the same to to the undersigned will receive the above reward. H. STOCKER, Parsonage. N 0 T I CE. ON and after this date all Persons found Trespassing in Pursuit of Game on the Annandale estate will be Prosecuted according to law. THOMAS ORR HAY, Per Executors of the late E. Hay. May 18th, 1880.