TAMMAS AND SANDY ON FRANK TRUMAN.

Kumara Times, Issue 456, 13 March 1878, Page 2

TAMMAS AND SANDY ON FRANK TRUMAN.

Larrikin's Terrace, ,March t Bth,

Maister Editor—lt's no exactly to you authegither lam writing,'but pairtiy to Frank Truman, conjointly as it were. Its no aften I write, seeing I anVho vera guid at it, and but a poor.scholar, so I trust you will excuse any shortcoming you may notice. Happening to be coming by iny freen Tarn's. shaft the other day, Isays he to me, "Do you ken wha that chiel ' Frank Truman ' is ? for they,say he lives up amang us here." f- *»■*.r-v-A.'- ■-' v.-^ " Na, na/' says I, " Ldihna think thst ! I thocht ance upon a'time"! kenn'd him, and that he had gone o'er the' hills "and far awa ; but I'm glad he's amang us again, and that is no his real name at a'."

"Weel," says Tam, "its vera true some disna sign the richt.name to what they sometimes write, and they have-to suffer for't. A cute chiel.Frank musk be to ken they stanes so well, as you say he was never up here, ''you'think";■ 'and to ken how a chap lost so muckle feweat ower them to as that, brute p' a windlass. To

my way o' thinkin he comes nearer tho mark aboot what this big sludge ditch will cost are talkin abbot than Mr O'Connor. "\ v , < l^ e & T * m > ,> «S»J» "»ae doubt he's no far .off the mark if they mak it to work the "maist o' the ground wi' maist men. But Sandy, you have na tell'd me wha Frank is yet." " I canna tell you noo, cause I dinna ken, but I dinna think there is muckle horn on his hands, nor did he ever sweat ower stanes like them, as ye has dune." "Weel, Sandy, if I kenn'd him, I should tell him he is a witch if he has na seenthestanes, and me rubin the-sweat." " Tarn, folk sometimes dream, and ye ken dreams often are true." " Nonsense, man 1 he's too exact in his writin, and true like. At;any rate I would like to hae a crack wi him, for he could tell them chaps in Kumara that they micht, do. ,a little mair wprk and a little less, refreshments in a mair gentie\nanly/ way than me, and may be mair to the point w .fewer words. 'They hie too much aula wives' l clatter' abbot' bye-laws, footpaths, and rates.; and turn their' mighty j influence' 'to pushing ahead : this sludge ditoh, that mair profit and pleasure may be the result! But..may, be their id eai.ia—tbe mair they talk, they are ! kenn'd the better. It's to be. hoped'they' ; will try and tak a thocht, an' mend:' 1 - J Maister, it's to you; wei lobky as much ! | if it is to be done, in tne necessity .of having it made as 'soon as in l a 1 proper' light 1 before -the' publico* that we all may take an interest In this job, as it in all likelihood will be a great benefit to the inhabitants of this district; ,•,•■„„j Sp ; tiiink we,. , : M i.. r -.v ...,,■ Tammas and Sandy^