QUID PRO QUO.
To the Editor op ths Evening Mail. Sir — I agree with the f Colonist's ' correspondent to-day, signed "Rustic," '' that it is quite customary for gentlemen, holding the position of a representative to be invited arid attend demonstrations similar to that given to Mr Yogel the other day, or send an excuse for not doing bo," but as he curiously enough twits me with "bad taste and considerable ignorance of etiquette of the case," I aek him, as a man of superior discernment whether it is uot an act of supererogation to send an excuse without a previous invitation ? How MrLuckie " has acted correctly in the matter referred to " can only be be fully understood and appreciated by a rustic. It may solace the gentleman to know that Ido uot belong to a clique, and that I am a reasonable admirer of Mr Luckie, having voted for him over and over again, but no blind zeal will ever induce me me lo recommend his obtrusivenees, or fail to ridicule its absurdiiy. Why " Rustic " fails to see what oil your readers laughed at I cannot comprehend, unless he is one of those individuals who understand everything of on epigram except the point. I am, &c, One "who was not a SelfInvited Guest. Nelson, .February 19, 1874.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 45, 21 February 1874, Page 2
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217QUID PRO QUO. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 45, 21 February 1874, Page 2
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