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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 632, 4 August 1882, Page 2

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To (he Editor. 1 " Giv me the daggers."—A, W. Sri:,—What '• Watchman " thinks about, a gross personal attack, and whether M. 13. or Y. 1\ are synonymous, tnatters not a straw. But any person with the least common sense can see that Fudge isiado that attack ami a personal matter of it ; j ami yon are completely at sea i£ you think 11. 13. is ho soft as u> take it to heart, lie can give a joke and take one too : ami I pray where are the insolent remarks, or is it asShakeapearsays : '■ What's bkspliemy it! the? aoldier is but eholer in the Ciiptn.ii).' I don't think the Council, ;is a body, think I meant to. or have insulted them. Of course, .some of the member:-! must carry •' shop " into tho Council. My purpose in writing was tot the public good, and I think the public think so too. Don't forget that lujithrr you Mr \V. nor Fudge are ins:! enough to u'gn their i:ames to their effusions.' No, you just thought it a splendid cijiir.ee to gee ;v long wished for pop at the "Big Verandah Mm.' Tii'.'-re is no shop or " liithy luory" at the boUom of your leiter; you wouldn't do it, oh no ! The norn deplume of " Watchman " was; rather out of place though ; we usually understand it to mean a person who is on the look on!:, or that .keeps a jealous eye over the movements pi our public men, and gives a. friendly hint now and then when they think they are not conferring .'i " blessing on the multitude." But iii your case the ''roaring lion " would bo more writable. Gracious goo -.lne-ss ! What a game it would be it we were all to sign our names, wouldn't '• Sleepy- , Hollow" wake up ; why, it would' be full of " Watchmen " straight off ; and pray Mr W. have yon only v/oke up that you did not know there was a "head councillor." No more ou tiii.-i head. In regard to stirring up, nothing less then H. 13. would lmvo brought, yvu out of your den. Jti.-it ho, you are only one of a few about here who don't do move th uj 11. IV. for the good of the outside public. Ihen " thoir own pockets:" Yes. I have a pocket. Have you no pocket, if not, Barnum will make, a rise out of yuu if you go !iim ar.d give you one i:i tho bargain. T.ien the "'blessing " businoas. I .should never conic to you i'oi 1 information on tliafc score. I can talk " shop " now, and refer you to the " imdiilude," who are pretty unanimous about that. Lastly, in regard to insolence. lam equal to " Fudge" or " Walchman " in that, or I can be gentians a lamb, like—Yours, etc., 11. B. P.S.—l>J!i'r take any notice of the above ; just a slight attack of twenty penny sickness ; it will soon pass off.