ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1049, 30 August 1879, Page 2

ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE OAMAB.U MAIL. Sir,—Seeing by this morning's paper that the long-tallced-of Coffee Palace ia to be opened on Monday next. Would you kindly inform the general public what are the intentions of the pi- 4 ers of tliffl same. Is it that, in a towi. _ <*e Oamaw/, there are no establishments Inhere Buf'ii thing as a cup of coffee or tea is to be obtained without having the same doled out in charity to the working man of Now Zealand (like some of the charitable soup kitchens in the Old Country) i If so, it does not say much for the prosperity of the working man when a house-to-house canvas 3 to obtain funds has to be made before they can obtain an establishment for the purpose. Had such an affair as that about to be opened been a paying spec, there is no doubt but there ara plenty of men with privato capital who would have jumped at the ohanoo. Now, Mr. Editor, this reminds me of a small anecdote. A lady seeing a nica little boy, with his clothes all torn and ragged, asked him why he did not get hii mother to mend them. The little boy said that his mother was too busy. Then get your sisters to mend them said the lady. They are busy too, said the boy. What are they doing, she exclaimed, that they cannot find time to mend your clothes'? Busy, replied .the boy, making shirts for the heathen. Now, Mr. Editor, the moral of this ia that if the promoters of the Coffee Palace scheme had left the same to legitimate traders, and minded their own business, they would have acted witli more wisdom.—l am, &c, Trader. TO THE EDITOR OF THE OAMARU MAIL. Sir, —I beg the indulgence of a few inches of your type to tell your readers the following story :—Scene, a British Colony ; time, summer, nearly four years ago ; and the plot runs thus :—Two qan<Ji» dates for the suffrages of a constituency, or, as Mr. Steward would term it, an electorate, were going to address a meet' ing where they did not expeot a kind re* ception. They approach a grog shanty, Happy thought! Why go up there un> supported ? A little grog would do a deal. They dismount from their cab; shout for Jerry, and a half a dozen boozing loafers soon gather round, and their hearts open toward their kindly entertainers. Jerry and customers are soon in the cab on the way to the meeting. Conclusion : A vote of confidence is proposed as an amendment to one of no confidence, an 4 honored with a fair show of support! Now, I would like to ask the wftuld-.bQ representative of Waitaki if thos.o YflW would resort to such an expedient were proper men to be members of Parliament, either of this Colony or any other. 1 am, &c. j Good Templab,