Untitled

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 297, 27 December 1879, Page 2

To the Editor of tue 'Evening Mail.' Sir— Will you kindly allow me a amall space in your journal in reply to a letter of the 23rd instant sigued " W. Oldham," in reference to my making an engagement with him to enter into bis service. Now he states that I went to him and made an engagement at £1 per week with board and lodinggin tbe house. The fact is I made no engagement Ht all, I told him what wages I should want,

and this he agreed to and told me the place woul. be ready in a fortnight. I said it was a long time to wait, and he made no reply. I thought if I could get anything else I should take it. This is all that passed between us. However I saw him again on Saturday last and told him I should like to make arrangements with him about going into his employ, wheu he asked if these were not already made, when I told him yes, as far as wages were concerned, but there were other little matters to settle, such as hours, weather, getting my washing done, &c. He said I should be expected to bc there always, and then asked if I had heard that he was a slave-driver, and I said yes, I had heard so. Now he states I never told him I was not coming, but this I deny, for I told him myself I should not go on such terms, but I never told anyone else it, and why should I beheld up before the public of Nelson for using my freedom, which I have always enderstood to be every Englishman's birthright, and esp dally under the British flag? By inserting this in your next issue you will greatly oblige.— Yours, &c , Edwaiu. Davis. Immigration Depot, Dec 25.