Raetihi Rumblings.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 23 April 1914, Page 4

Raetihi Rumblings.

The Waimarino County Call luis a picturesque writer for "Own Correspondent" at Ruatiti. His unorthodox printed dressings of everv-day events frequently give us pleasure. His latest" word pictures of a country "hop" are worthy of reprint. He heads his account "A Bucolic House- warm* ing" and says: -"The dance recently held at Pukewharenni evidently sent the torpsichorean ball with a thud down tlie lull of gaiety and social pleasure. On Thursday, 2nd April, Mr and Mrs Bolstad gave a dance to celebrate the completion of their residence. Many responded to the invitations sent out. Two ladies journeyed from the wilderness of Mangatiti; Pukekaha also sent a bevy of dam sels, an dthey along with our Ruatiti belles, helped to make the evening a remarkable one m our annals. Songs and recitations wore given by various folk, and I hope I shall not bo thought invidious when T single Mr Clench, the pedagogue from Orautoha, for special mention. TTis item describing the centennial wash of -Tosoy, tho 'TTinglish' coster, was not only the hit of the evening, hut also "the consummation of tho poet's dream" as "Wordsworth says somewhere. Mr Clench responded to an encore, but his early departure dopriyed us of t!To pleasure of further proofs of his undoubted talent.

The bacchanalian symposiiun T foretold in last notes did not oo'me off—the provisions did noT arrive. That is the whole horrible tragedy in a few words. Somehow this reminds us of Josh "Billings when ho said : "When T sees n rattlesnake stickin' out of erliQlo I say* that ther hole belongs fto 111 at (her rattlesnake." However wo consoled ourselves by taking a ride to the triangle between the Wanganui and Manganui-a-te-au rivers, and Ave came home more, convinced than ever that Raetihi is lnzily ignorant of the immense hinterland herabouts. However, Raetihi's ignorance leaves us calmly unmoved, back here. Wo are ensiful folks, who don't worry much. Now, since I have' given so much local ''stuff,'' keep your blue pencil off this piece of propaganda. Easter, so the pietists guess and calculate, is a Christian season. But is it'' Let us look. Easter is derived from the Anglo-Saxon Easlre, who was tho goddess of love and spring. So the Bethlites are roally celebrating a pagan fstival." (N.B. We have restrained tho blue pencil, but ihe use of the red pencil is sometimes necessary. For instance : Easter is the annual eommomoration of the Resurrection. with a definite location as to time, and has no relation to the old Anglo-Saxon testival in April.