CORRESPONDENCE.

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CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourselves in any way responsible for the views and sentiments expressed by correspondents. All communications must be accompanied by the correct name and address'of the writer, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. (To the Editor of the Mottnt Ida Chronicle.) Hyde/May; 29; Mil. Epitok,—lts meeself that is proud intirely t#see my letter in your paper; but how it got there bates me. I was writing to my oil friend Jerry, and betune you and me, I never said anything about " to the Editor"—(bad luck to Ned for losing my letter) —but then I. forgot to address it, and maybe it fell into the hands of soine who got it printed to take a rise out of ould Denny, • However, I am moighty plased that I said nothing wrbner, as, maybe, as we are fond of law, my .praties and pigs moight have gone for defamation. As it is, it's anillwind blows nobody good. I wanted Jerry to sell my praties ; and now,bedad, all the world will know Denny has and praties for sale. Send me twenty copies of your paper, and I will send them to ould Ireland—and I will send you a few stones of rale mealy praties with Ned. I went up to see Barney, and. he said, " Bad luck to ye! Why did you go and let the whole world know I sold hens?" "But then," says I, "it wora mistake. And, besides, I tould them you sold good poteen, and sure the Mare of Naseby and his foals will be over to taste it, and also the beautiful swate, batter you make from the cow you bought with the tea and sugar. She gives swate butter, and, by the powers! she should—you paid swately tor her." I said this to pleasure him like; and then says I, " Will you have a taste?" . "All right," says he ; so we had a taste together and was good friends all at wanst. "Well," says he, "the road from the Filly burn "to the Taieri (at Malioch's) is nearly all made now, and a good road top. We have ourselves to thank for that; and the Government gave-us a great hand. And if we mafiage right now, ahd keep out the Beid faction, we will be getting a bridge oyer the Deep Stream and a road up Strath Taieri. A few thousand pounds would do it, and it would open up the finest farming district in Otago, and put us within an easy distance of Dunedin market. Why, there is black soil down the Strath eight feet deep." "But," says I, "will the Hogburn boys go in for supporting Macandrew. I Tiear Arthur with the i big nose (not Wellington) and the I Piners of the Hogburn, and some of the boys whom Arthur leads and spouts to under the verandah, will go in for Beid and no progress, no water supply, no sludge channel; and now I hear he is crassed in love he is fair wild." Sandy just then came in;.."" Is that Nosey ye are talking about ? Ned ' says he is just a blethering b—ch, and no one tak's notice of him, forbye twa or three—a namesake o' his ain and some mair. They are a' as hollow as a drum, and as fu o' win'." " You are right," says Barney. "The Hogburn people'think for themselves, although the Councillors and Miners' Committee talk a lot of nonsense. The Trade Association seems to work well, !and carry out what they take in hand; and although the scum have come to the top at the present, no doubt at the right time the right men will be found in the right place." " Oh aye," said Sandy, " just a speat wi' them—a' froth and fury ; but when that rins awa', the clear springs will just wimple doon and

mak' a bohnie' clear burnie that will keep within and no be runnin' awa' wi' the bits o' tend that keep the folk in kail and taties." "But I hear the Mare is a great man entirely, and whin he: laid the first stone in the channel tould the boys that he had got them the channel, and would get them a railway next. I think we should send a deputation to get him to bring it through Hyde. 1 He beats the Super into fits, although he does not manage his Executive so well. It was too bad them making, him give up the £lO and swallow a vote of censure at the same time. They could not manage that V but Mac is 'st Scotchman; and is g^y 5 teught,; Ajid 'old George wifrgoasfar as the law will allow him, but Mac, like' that other Mac of < Bendigo, will strain it a bit." Armstrong and Mervytiarecoming, and the Hyde boys are going to' trate them to rotten egg's and praties. - I will' be telling you all about it next time. Ned is starting. The old sow and pigs, are thriving, and I will' send you a sucker.