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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IV, Issue 266, 12 November 1869, Page 3

FORTNIGHTLY COMMUNICATION. FOR MANUKAU (AUCKLAND). IJ - nnHE Fine Favourite s. s. «^^^k JOHN PENN '^i^fiiipS'M. Carey, Commander, will sail for the above Ports TO-NIGHT, Friday, at 10 o'clock. For Freight or Passage, apply to THOMPSON & STAVERT, 2396 Agents. FOR PICTON, WELLINGTON, LYTTELTON, OTAGO, and BLUFF. | , mHE Steamship •AjyiL AIREDALE, leave for above Ports, on or about SATURDAY, the 13th instant. For freight or passage, apply to THOMAS CAWTHRON, Agent, 2367 Government Wharf. THAMES GOLDFIELDS. FOR TARANAKI AND MANAKAU. (AUCKLAND.) ' U mHE s.s. «U&SL LORD ASHLEY •s^liilfs*- will sail for the above Ports on or about WEDNESDAY, tbe 17th instant. Diggers provided with a Free Passage from Auckland to Thames Diggings. For Freigbt or Passage, apply to THOMAS CAWTHRON, 2421 Agent, Government Wi arf. FOR WESTPORT, HOKITIKA, and GREYMOUTH. | mHE Fast and Favourite Steamer MURRAY D. McGillivkat, Master, will leave as above on MONDAY, the 15th instant. For Freight or Passage, apply to ■ THOMPSON & STAVERT, 2397 Agents, Trafalgar-street. THE CALUMNIST TO HIS FRIENDS. - ELECTORS OF NELSON Tell me true Shall not " yours faithfully " stand for you ? Surely you'll give the devil his due ! Haven't I been in abuse consistent ? To Gibbs and fibs been a liege assistant ? Maligned the Super with voice persistent ? Now I'll forgive him so "frank and free" For all I have written maliciously If only you'll let me be M. P. C. My Friends ! I solemnly ask of you, When was work too unclean for me to do ? Look at the fabulous tales I've told In the Calumnist columns about the gold, And the reefs, and the rocks, And the quartz, and the shocks I've given to all who've invested in stocks. Mark the elasticity Which n-gulates my principles Touched with sweet simplicity, Or 'Nation cute at intervals, Sight of Government official Causes all my hair to bristle Let a man shirk An hour of work - My knife's at his throat like a murdering Turk. •'Shame 1 the drones that eat the honey Gorging on the poor man's money ! " Then on t'other side the question (Much depends on my dige<ti« n) Note I pray my mi'd suggestion. " Why couldn't Daniells go to lunch ? Take a cigar, and read his Punch ? " Bother his punctuality ! An idle man for me, say I. Any how its been capital Grist indeed for the Calumnist Mill, And has served my last Summary quite to fill. Look at the tale to Vogel told To stop the grants for the land of gold And all the (mis) information sent To my lords of the General Government Because too late for the sale I went. The sour grape Popularity Who despises so much as I ? See how I doctor reports of speeches, In thundering capitals give the lie, Then on my knees (though it cost my breeches) In smallest type eat my humble pie. Remember the marvellous '• facts," I've quoted — Reports verbatim, secured on the spot — To accurate versions I'm truly devotedOnly omitting — " the little word not." And now again I appeal to you, Wus work too unclean for me to do ? Surely you'll give the devil bis due ! E. C. P.' S.— Let the cap sit where it sits fittingly I hope you won't thinks it belongs to me : I never do anything " Sneakingly," But hang me .' I won't wear it publicly ! 2430