"ON DANGEROUS GROUND."

Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue 91, 9 July 1880, Page 2

"ON DANGEROUS GROUND."

TO THE EDITOB OF THK KANAWATV HBBAM). Sib,— Having pa : d -a visit to your (ownship on or about the '-il'h of la3t mouth on business of uo particular interest to *uy one except myself, I accepted a fritfujly'invitation to visit A. J. Wbytt>'<i establishment to test the truth of that individual* advertisement on t!e beor question. Towards evening I felt an inolinttion for a stroll, feeling a lively interest in the appearance of the place. Wheu passing the corner of broa.lwiy, I stumbled agiinst one of your lamp " posts," which Jrather inconvenienced me for the time being, meanwhile the illustrious giurdiftrt of? our homes came to my relief, who kindly assisted me to his town residence, and at whose hands I received every kindness, necessary. The following day* I had the honour of an interview with one of our worthy Commissioners of the Peace, who spoke of ray iriishup the previous evening, and suggested that probably a " five bob " contribution on ray part to the general fund of our adopted country would greatly assist in the better government of the district a« things in general stood at present, which sum I handed over to the treasurer of the said department, returning home satisned in my own mind that I had done the right thins towards everybody. Some few days ago, I was handed a copy of your issue ol the 25th ultimo, in a column of whicb, I came across a production headed "On Dangerous Ground," purporting to be a local directed to me, quoted in words something after the sty v of a Cockney, educated at a very small ancient sohool, altogether unintulligible to any one except a certain race of literary larrikins who infest th cc colonies, being a constant reader of your paper, I have of late noticed several local* similar to the one above referred to. Now sir, I think you will agree with mo in denouncing such little bits of rubbish, where something of a batter description could be j substi'Utetl, especially in a paper where R.M. : Court; cases are reported in the Ordinary way. I trust that the party who attempted I to describe tho meeting between myself and j my esteemed friend Mac, will not feel annoyed at the advice herein contained. Having trespassed this far. I venture to hope that you will give the above a plaoe in th? columns of your valuablejouru.il. I hare the honor to remain, sir, Tours truly, Jambs Wallacb M'Callum, Esqbe. [We deeply regret that our statement of the dialogue which tooK place between ° James Wallace M'Cuilura, Esqre.." as ht signs himself, and Constable M'Auulty should have hurt the former gemleinun'* feelings. That he possesses a vast fund of humour, combined with a brilliant eduea. tion, no one who reads his lector can doubt, ■-^till if he chooses to misconduct himsuif, and gets " run in " and finei in consequence, he should not blame reporters, but his own ungovernable appetites. The report of the cliiiloguo betwnpn M'Callum and the Constable wan literally true, and can be vouched for. Possibly Mr M'Callum may not remember all that took placty but the cause of his hiccuping will account for thut. —Ed. M. Herald.]