TINKERS

Dunstan Times, Issue 1116, 21 September 1883, Page 3

TINKERS

(From our own Correspondent). The weather since my last has been delicious—mild frosty nights and fine clear sunny days. The farmeis on the flat are putting in their seed, which in the majority of casts ’’’•ill be completed by the euU o' the month. lining matters are not quite so brisk as they might be, owing to the scarcity of water. As I am writing there is -in appearance of a change, Certainly a little rain would be most desirable both for the miners and fanners. I am so>ry to say that the concluding paragraj hj in my last has given offence to some of my fiienos, tho more so as no offence was intended. Indeed, so severely have 1 been sat upon in certain quarters, that our local pae., doubtless thinking that 1 would not survive it, and in anticipation 0 my speedy dissolution, in the fulness of his heart, penned an obituary which 1 was 1 ermitted io have a glance at. Being of a retiring disposition, I refrain fioni giving it you in full. Here are the concluding lines : “Mourn social Tinkers; and mourn Dryl read too ; And mourn Three Star Hennessy, he was a friend to \ ou. All you gully rakers, mourn and deplore, ‘ Moldoon ’ is dead, that ‘hard case’ is no more. ” Mrs Moldoon wants to see the poet. It is not often it becomes the privilege of a scribe to record a drive across country in a buggy. Such an undertaking was attempted a few days ago by a well-known resident. When regardless o f such trifling obstacles as sludge channels, sod walls, and wire fences, he started on his erratic course. T1 e first jump—a sod wall—was negotiated in grand style. The second—the Channel—was torn through at a slashing pace ; but the third, “ Ah ! tell it not in Gath,” proved a “caulker.’ - The hor.se cleared it right enough, hut strange to say, the buggy wouldn’t jump - or let me correct myself, half the buggy wouldn’t, as one wheel got over, hut the other refused to large, when he bad to give up his much cherished idea in despair. Would not this Incident be a fitting subject for the gifted pen of our local poet ? A petition is ih course of signature for presentation to the County Council praying that a sum of money may be set asi ib for

the maintenance of the sludge chainlet. It is to be hope I that the Council will sue their way to grant the prayer o- the petition, us speaking from pet si) nil knowledge I know that it becomei a g eat burden on the miners. Tatting into consider atinn the revenue nerived from T'.nkers, I think the miners have every right to expect Hie aid asked fill; September 17 hj.