TINKERS

Dunstan Times, Issue 1120, 19 October 1883, Page 3

TINKERS

(From a Correspondent). All last week we experienced boisterous weather, cold, rain, and then frosts. In fact, the weather, was more like real winter than any we have experienced through lire winter months of June and July. The fruit trees in many instances weie beginning to show signs of a plentiful harvest, lint the severe weather baa de-tioyed .he blossoms, so that tbe hopes of iruit gi owers for this year at least are doomed to 1.81 ipointment. On Tuesday night last we were favored wi b a visit from the “ Mammoth Combinatii n Troupe,” consisting of three members. They play, d in Melior’s Hail to a f. ir an lence. The performance consisted of tbe usual music-hall songs, dances, etc , which evidently seemed to please the audience. 1 might mention that the greatest attraction of the troupe, namely, the “Solid Man,” did not appear as advertised. Mining matters are going ahead briskly. The Blue lluck is making steady progress, getting up bottom. The elevators are, I believe, wonting admirably. Mr Slattery, of the Undaunted, has got his elevators in position at a depth of 20fr., and commences blowing up to-morrow. The Rip and Tear i», as usual, ripping ahead. The adjoining claim, worked by Messrs Sims and Samniou is, 1 believe, up in the expectation of the owners. Indeed, when I see the latter gentleman inside his well filled waistcoat, and hear his hearty good-day, and look upon his cheery face, I know that he is “dea.i on it.” I had almost forgotten lo mention that on Friday night next we are to have a promenade concert here. As the object is a laudable one, I am sure there will be, as there always is on such occasions, a bumper house. It may not be generally known, that we have now domiciled amongst us a deoendant of the celebrated “ Bertie S ve ins.” Before going lumber 1 must tell you that the descendant of “ Bertie” is a pig. Not much in having a pig amongst us you wifi say, betas the illustrious progenitor of our pig is i h-.- one that was painted'and entered at the Auckland cattle show an I .ook first prize iu his class before the ju 'ges found that he was paiute- 1. I contend that there is a history attached to the animal in qm stion. The owiur, I am sure, will be happy to show the descendant of “ Bertie” to auv one feeling so incline . Indeed, when I went to tak- a look at him myself a little over a week ago, I found some half dozen gemlem n criticising his appearance, and I heard such expressions as “good quarters,” “fairish forehand,” just a trifle ‘‘fiddleheaded.” I concluded that thr gent emeu were after returning from the Alexandra Races. Moldoon. October 15, 1883.