CORRESPONDENCE.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VII, Issue 264, 6 November 1872, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

* THE CEUKCEE HILL.

To the Editor or the Nelson Evening Mai_. Sib,— You know, of , course, that newspaper editors are bound to be omniscient; and you have by this time, I. hope, resigned yourself to that onerous responsibility, if not cheerfully, at least with resignation. Alter this preamble,, you know, of course, that 1 myself am going- to askywu a question. .'',., Well, then,* whot is the meaning of .that arboreal phenomenon alongside the ( hurchi steps which; causes ihe grin ot amusement (if not of derision) > to widen over the countenance of the' intelligent stranger who arrives in our principal street? .Is the nautical idea uppei most, 'and dots'i.t announce,,! like the broom at the masthead, that our principal i church is open to the highest bidder? 'Or does .* the tea 'garden idea predominate, and is^purloyely''' Church-hill shrubbery to bo., turn^Ji_itq,a!"tea. garden, of which the etrippeS guni tree i'_ ; 'tb be ■< ihe cheap flag- staff ?<:•_)- again; iß'tKii, groie.que objectsimply a sign of incipient insanity swzi ■', g bnj i th]B u guirdiaii,of ;;t_e ( hurch'-hiil-J'wHilifthe 1 ' '•faculty '.* aha thoytafithoritie-i'Vivigilaritly and i'anxii msiy; watch its stealthy encroachment on his ';bnce;vi|s.o_s_iD^^ •;;-•'.;■ '■■- :••;; „ . ;,.Good Mr J£dito^ andy can \ but fai'-: back oh, f my, r belief- in your i eaitoraliiijf allibfcity^ahd'beg^you tb^expreßSylour 5 i-iwnd^ir'th^!^ ■-„-: ;,;f;Jtt; great ;su^ [The question ha^been'referred fo our P.D.; who :•; replies i in ; the :fp!hjwi_g^_memorand_m :-— ;.Eaitoralom_Jscience should pot: be' p^t n t» so