ST BATHAN’

Dunstan Times, Issue 409, 18 February 1870, Page 2

ST BATHAN’

(from our own correspondent.) The wind begins to howl lamentably in a premonitory manner, anticipating an orgicto be held next month if all goes well. Are we residing on an up-heaved sea bottom, an i is the wind, as yet, unconscious of tho altered circumstances ? 10<cessive flatulence in man or nature is a slar.o of things much to ha deplored, and in a treeless c mntry like this, the wind hits vastly too much clear space to bellow in. Not a stick hive we for any enterprising individual to enact a “ suspended animation ” upon, as he turns with indign ,nt footsteps from a world unworthy of him What could the people of six or ten years luck have been thinking about when they saw swigs, Inti, teats, Ac., fly with lucre lihle velocity over Kildare Hill when they thought of an expose 1 posterity, and never thougt of trees. .Seriously speaking planting would up country he a very wise speculation in a very sh >rt time the wood would he available for fencing and other useful purposes, and eventually coul i be used tor nearly all those purposes which require us to dray it up the weary length from town. 1 1 the paucity of matter fur chronicle this week wo coul i wish the Provincial Cmieil were in session for su ely one of tho most useful ends answered by that Legislative body is its furmailing writing material for “ able e itors’ and unfortunate correspondents. If any member of Council, n iw resting from tP.c animus toils of government, has any end to serve by m iking hims df pipul.w here, let him on to earliest occasion go in for obtaining a grant for tho erection of a foot bridge over the M annherikia River between this and Hill’s Creek. At present the case is truly affecting, the unfortunate fool passenger coming to this obstacle has i o choice but to plunge b d lly into tho Water which gurgles about his gluteal region in a sad manner in 'ecd. Comparatively little iron wire, properly fixed, is all that is needful. For the consideration of our relaxed Provincial Councillor, one other subject may be mentioned. Our burying place is an unfencod piece of groun exposed (in a manner which, to say the least of it is indecorous) to tho trampling of cattle ami pigs. Little matter, in one ser.Bg indeed, but there is a becoming reverence tobo felt and expreued towards the remains of a

human being—a feeling well and beautifully expressed in the ol 1 Saxon name for a burying place, “ God’s Acre.” During the past week, Mr. Allen and tbeMesars Roland, station holders have left for Europe. The people of St. Bathan’s are finder very special obligations to the latter gentlemen. For a very considerable time now they have come over here on Sunday evenings to hold Divine Servicealternating that my with Mr. Stratford— And all who have listened to their simple, unassuming stylo of discourse —evi dentiy sincere and heartfelt—will regret their temporary loss We trust they may have a safe and pleasant voyige home and

back again

The harvest, such as it is, has mostly •sen gathere i in. Work goes on as usual.

In the way of enjoyment, wo are looking forward to a pic-nie on St. Patrick’s I> iy. I un 'erstnnd that the matter is being taken up in such a vigorous manner as to ensure its being a success. We li re every prospect too, of very shortly seeing sixpenny rev lings establish* I u i !er th s auspices of the Abstinence Society. These readings will beagre.it public b »,>:», giving an opportunity to those who relish an evening, partly intellectual, partly amusing, of doing so at a merely nominal charge.