SUNDAY IN BLACKBALL.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 31 May 1901, Page 4

SUNDAY IN BLACKBALL.

(To the Editor),

Sib, —Hearing casually that a recent visiting “Divine" ventured the remark “ Sunday has not not yet reached Black - oall,” and learning, through some oversight, presumably—personal comfortbeing preferable to battling the elements or rough riding the back track, the parions visits are few and far between. I heard things went on “ apace ’’ and having i spare day on my hand, I tracked lasi lunday to the chosen spot. I at once igreed with the “ Star Pilater.” My introduction was a football match, Blackball v Healey’s Gully, details I cannot frame, iot knowing the game, but the pugilisticencounter at one end, and dog fight at bo other, with match going on full steam ibead all at the same moment, gave cache idea that to retrace my steps would oo the wisest plan, which I did. The return match next Sunday is to eclipse the previous one, providing the men have sufficiently recovered (as I afterwards beard 27 wore laid out) will be worth ravelling a distance to see, and it special rains could bo arranged and a boat put m to negotiate the bve-wash, newh mrmed, as having to wade to your armpits in this weather is no joke ; but to sec what ono does see when ho gets there isworth double the suffering. The place oas no guardian angel in any shape oi form to control the “ ptofanum vulgus ’ hence the “ dilettanti.”—l am yours,

Well-wisher,

Grey Valley, 28/5/1901