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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume I, Issue 23, 20 November 1872, Page 3

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TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —T notice in tho columns of your issue of tho 26th October a loiter signed “Jk,” evidently purporting to be an answer to mine, published on the 13th of that month, ■wherein I defended myself and family from a vulgar and libellous scandal made on them through the columns of the Auckland JEtuminff Star by the before mentioned £< J.” Had I then known tho author, as it was impossible I could by tho signature, 1 should probably not have taken it up in the way I did, but as It stands I deeply regret I did not take other steps instead } and oven now, if I for a moment thought ho was good for the money, I would obtain, at tho bauds of tho law, for moro substantial satisfaction than can ever bo gained by a paper war, “3 ” snya in hia letter of tho 2flth that, “ anyone not feeing a bom idiot would have seen tho thing was chad'.” lam sorry to say that my ideas, and also those of my solicitor, are very different on the subject, Tins next paragraph in his letter Is a deliberate falsehood, as tho name by which I am called in it, I never hoard before, and is for from being the one complained about. As to the “ bad rum,’' if the spirit had been really bad I do not think " J ” would have lived to write his last letter, as he drank enough of it. to float n good sized cut tor. lam greatly surprised at “ J’s ” horror of “ men with dirty blankets who never wash.” He must surely forget that from the very ** dirty men” he obtained his all, or, to apeak plainly, by the sale of Hour, sugar, and blankets to the cannibals ho talks about, he obtained most of tho money he has. Anti yet one time, not very long ago, ho seems to have been very fond of imitating, if not the men themselves, their ways and actions, manners and customs, &c. s namely, by coming out in a raminude state—merely being clothed in a mat, with a tomahawk in his baud—and going through their actions of defiance. Surely these things, if bad in a savage knowing no better, are far worse in a, civilised beung like “ J.” I have in my possession a strong proof that your correspondent was rather fond of doing this ; but I suppose it is wise to forget all that now. A» to tho horsewhip mentioned by ** J,” in hia sploenlc effusion, he must remember that there are more whips than one in tho world. In foot I have a very decent ono myself, and though old “ and ignorant,” as expressed by “ J,” probably know how to use it aa well, or perhaps better, than himself, who baa not lately shown tbo community at large a very great deal of wisdom. Referring to the paragraph, running thus —‘ '■ If the title of tho * dlarl of Sulphur’ reminded £ G.S.’ of bis future abode, I am sorry, and recommend him to repent in time,” X have only to say that I think «u for as repentance goes that ho requires it moro than X do. He was probably thinking of this, although it struck rao a short time ago that ;t was otherwise, and intended visiting the Ireland bo spoke of in his Jotter, there to act his part dressed for tho occasion as his Setunie Majesty, viz , blacked face, Ao. Sir, Ido not wish to take up any moro of your valuable space in answering such scurrility and rubbish, oa it is robbing the public of for more interesting matter. I beg to decline from, “J” hiiv correspondences on the subject.—4' esp, £a-.