COUNCILLOR AYERS' CHALLENGE.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2110, 27 November 1880, Page 3

COUNCILLOR AYERS' CHALLENGE.

To the Editor of the Globe. Sib, —If no one else should send you a line commenting on the bouncing £SO subterfuge position assumed by Mr Ayers and his friend, as reported in Thursday's GiOßß,|will you kindly insert this narration:—Nearly a year since, in conversation with Mr Ayera, I aaid to him, " Tell me all about this flower business, as I am wishful to know the bottom of it." He said' " I will; but let me say first of all that what I did was done as innocently as possible, and perfectly free from any electioneering dodge. Well, then, one day a little girl came to one of my family who was gardening, and solicited some flowers for the decoration of the Catholic Church. On enquiries as to the reason of this decoration, the girl stated that one of their most popular Bishops would be there, and that it would be a great gathering, with some good music and singing. The girl was told that I must be consulted, and that she must call again. On going home I told the member of my family to do as she liked, but that, if any kind of a promise had been made, it was to he kept. The morrow came ; the flowers were given, and on further consideration I said that we would go to the Church and see (this decoration and hear their big man and the excellent music for which they are noted, and, by the by, lam passionately fond of good music. We went to the Church and were conducted up the aisla to the very front seat, and the ceremony war all that we anticipated. This is the whole caso as it concerns myself, but I do not know an; thing about Charters or why he was there." How, Sir, let us have no play upon words, as "I, personally, never gave a single flower to a reverend gentleman." The truth will out. The flowers were given, though not personally presented. Mr Ayers knew all about it. Mr Ayers was at the church (front seat) where his flowers helped to decorate. If thiu is so, why all this £SO nonsense. I know nothing about the caricature or squib, who it originated from, or who produced it, but I know what I have stated and I don't want the money, £SO. I am, for the present, ANTI-BOUNCE.