THE CAVERSHAM DRILL-SHED.

Evening Star, Issue 4249, 9 October 1876, Page 3

THE CAVERSHAM DRILL-SHED.

To •lie. Mditor Sir, —How on earth could “Shot ” extract so much powder from the small paragraph which appeared in your Thursday’s issue, anent the attempt by the Road Board to get possession of the drill shed ? I—and I am sure any other unprejudiced person—cannot imagine. Where is the fact stated “that a large majority of the members of the late Caversham subdivision of the South District Rifles had agreed ts hand over their drill-shed to the Road Board, in trust, for the use of the inhabitants of the district?” If “Shot” was one of the select (I was nearly saying elect) few who composed the majority at the little meeting, he must knew very well that this assertion is quite opposed to the truth of what did take place, for “Shot ” surely remembers that the casting vote of the chairman had a great deal to do in routing the opposition and carrying matters favorable to the views of the Road Board. Could the force of imagination go farther than to conjure from the offending paragraph the statement ah©nt “ the formation of a new corps and tbeir taking possession of the shed vietarmis!" Saints protect us! What a warlike man, and what a long bow “ Shot ” uses !

There is little doubt that each old Volunteer in the district (with the exception of, perhaps, “ Shot ”) would be only too happy to see the new corps formed and take peace able possession of the shed ; but the idea of force being used, or even required, exists only in the fertile imagination of timid “ Shot.” The latter paragraph of “ Shot’s” effusion will be found extremely applicable if the words “corps” and “drill-shed ” be deleted, and the words “ road board ” and “ hall ” substituted. I wish “ Shot ” farewell for the present and wuen he next comes to the front mav he have with him a good Fusee Caversham, October 9.