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Inangahua Times, Volume V, Issue 26, 28 January 1878, Page 2

"Needle Gun" in tho Lyttolton Timos thni Writes!-^" A French friond Of mino. a Kcntletriftti who baft nnthx spinowhatof men and nations, ...wri^ to, mo Ujum :~I Jxavo ftcon your now country, of whibli you so Abundantly assoi't. But it has much surpriisod me, . tho way you call bnmpHogito. li.is that of tho littlo 000k in his farmyard ; ho does,no.t know the grontost world, but ma foi,i ho crows ns. if his little trumpot v-rooiaim.ed tho r^surrcoton.'-'J |iavo soon tho English, tho Americans, tho .Russianß j they are mortal ; thpy rflgnrd tho stranger with tolornnt spirit. Knnli ono knows' tbat others aro different in bnbits in cbarnctor ; they nrodonilo; they pome in contact with tho minds of others and' they learn of tho gr'eat'world. Butm your country it is nil nulro choso. They, havo contempt for nil who aro not of £ho narrow training ; tho 'stranger is named- un.ohump nouvoan. That 1 is ho knows nothing ; l^o hn« not boon long enohgh with us. And I roturii to my (and nnd say,' 'Itore is a country of pooplo wlio cannot dross elegantly who havo hot tho suavjty of our manners ; and ihoso pooplo speak with contompt of j tho'fltrariger, bcoauso mon Diou 1, he doos no^'kupw Iho price of wool.", • ' '