OTEPOPO.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 284, 21 March 1877, Page 3

OTEPOPO.

I ♦ ffltoat A» i, , OUr.ESPO>'O'F.^T.] tt has beeu well said t.iat " Trifles malf? up the smn of existence," arut in •writing of the various doings in the small township of Otepopo t may well take this as tny motto, arid allow triffes to make up tfio sum of my correspondence to yo«, Mf. Editor, for were I to watt for great ovunbs [ am ufraid that t'ae Otepopo correspondent would havu to give up in ttuspair. Tho greatest stir that has talcen place in this <puet township during this wuek has bona tho event of an unsuccessful pig hunt. Rumour spoaks : " t, I'rotn the orient, to the drooping west. Milking the wind nty pout horse, atdl unfold Tlki i«;W commeneutl ou this had of earth ; tJptuv my coutinaat ."tandjes rule, SCutliag'thu ears of nwu wttlt false report*." Humour having spoken, spread the reports al>road tiiat a mighcy pig, sue i a pig u8 lias not been seen for years, had bwen si.'jn low down on our ranges, '"sweeping our tlocks and herds before him." T.vo. of the worthy inhabitants of the township, determined to rid the country of suu'ii a pest, and with this intent sallied out ouj tine morning in quest of this boar. Tiiiuking that t.wy would attack him when he least expected, the." made au early start at five o'clock in tue morning, the old proverb of " An eany bird for the worm " to ,k Early men for the boar pig-" Having met at the' place of ruiuleisvous, and seeing thai: each were well armed with rdl;, &0., taey started, eSpjo'.ing to return in triumph. Having urossud the river, and anWod at tue eaoiuy's country,, the excitement became iuliotuw ► biTt at present appu.uvd no sign of Che rival of the T ies*alian boir." At lust, like Kobiusou Crusoj of 01.1, '"a single was fo.ui.l ; bat, ataj, likj our luro, nothing el.se could t iey (ia.l, a i l at'tjr vain euijavjurs to discover Ins retreat, they bail to return witawut any trophies of the chasj. "But thii foul, grim, and urchin-iivnifced boar. Who to ilovvaward eye, sidl looket'a for ifrave, '• ••'<• -i a ti;i- i'Oauteous livery that tluy \',.l v.- i • 1 r.i■ T-. : ,inoit this one.; to eicape k (in •." an I " blu ; pill " taat v i: u. n, ! v . - vidj. I for him, i. . favourable Weather we iiav .. , i '■ ong (>pjrati >;is are pro- • ..r : ■■. dty, and t..« eorustacks • .. i. td tue country will soon i ;•.].'. .. ..it raw heap.-t, ot wnic i we are sorry to sec so little utj is at preseur. i made. 'Cue time vvid soou come, and i* even now at hau l, vvnen the farm, rs about | here will find tuat they have done very j wrong in not taking care of this valuald • commodity, and returning it to the laud vvhic i gave it. iNature is very generous, but like i.ursjlves she UktS to Uj trvi.tetl in a generous way, and when she givts j bountifully she expects to have a bountiful return. I am glad to set; that the cropping is turning out better in som ■ places than might have been expected ; but I am afraid tirst-rate samples of either wheat or oats will be uf rather rare occurence ; however, I am in hope tuat what the farmers are deficient of in qu vntity aiul quality will be made up to t.ieui in price.