A BIALOGUE.

Evening Star, Issue 4179, 19 July 1876, Page 2

A BIALOGUE.

Place—Rattray street "Wharf. Time—Saturday night last, 1 o'clock. Persons—Tom BnntUue and . t* Jack Clewline, waiting for the aiTival of the Sam. son,- from Oamarn. Tom: Dark and dirty night this, jack. Jack: There's things darker and dirtier, messmate. Tom: What's upPHßeen havin' a|towwiihthe old woman? ..... . r ... - . ~v . Jack: The old woman's right ■enough; Not that Tom: Wei'; what's cot yonr dander up old boy ? Jack: Look here, there's some of them there land lubbers want keel-hauling, and amongst tiiem. there's the Mayor and some of these Corporation chaps.

Tom: Them's just my sentiments; bat what makes you take on so, Bare they been running foal of your rigging, or taking some shot oat of your locker P

Jock: I'll tell you Tom. You see I -was makinga course up to the Poet Office to-day when I saw a big crowd, and the Mayor—Walter, the publicanwas twi -ting a yarn, bo I thought I would hear what he had to say. Well, there he was trying.to set the crowd against Beeves and the Harbor Board, because Oil lies, the Secretary to the Board had told them that some reserves, called the Wharves and Quays Reserves had been set apart by (he old identity, and that by rights the revenues derived from them should be spent for the good of the shipping.

Tom:. Surely Wharveß and Quays Reserves ought to belong to the wharves and quays. Jack: You and I, Tom, ss honest men, would Bay so; but you see them Corporation chaps before there. was a Harbor Board got hold of the dibs, and now they want to stick to them; and that fel'ow, Walter, is the worst of them. » Tom: Wow me. if his tars are not right in calling t them pi Uicius " land sharks." Jack: Yes, and see here, Tom, although the Cor!K»a'ion has been getting a lot oftbn from t beset reserves, they wen't give us a drop of water or a. glimmer of light without it's paid for; and look at the mud through which these poor devils of horses hare to take away our cargo. That's what these )'ig-wig chaps call encouraging the trade of the Port and looking after the interests of the people. Tom.- Itijjht you arc my. boy, there's sayings and doings darker ai»d dirtier than the night, bad and all as it is.

Jack: Now that you have got the bearings, look h<»re, I have got a vote, but blow me if Walter getß it.

T«m: Nor mine, but how is Beeves ? Jack: I don't know if he's much better in the matter of the reserves, but IV« logged it down thus: Walter runs down Beeves along with the Harbor Board that's doing all it con for us, so I hoist my colors for Beeves. . ~

The arrival of the Samson put an end to the dialogue, but plenty of anathemas wer«. heard from passengers and others in rcqard to the want of flight on such a dark night-, and tho appioachjca ' jfe . ; sh?. wharf.