CHIT-CHAT.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1220, 8 December 1882, Page 3

CHIT-CHAT.

(FROM CORNER BOY.) It is very gratifying to notice that McFar. lane’s handsome hall has, through the week, been very fairly attended and “Ye Old aihe Fayre,” has been well received, y achieving the result desired, at the same time affording much innocent amusement. Some carping spirits may cavil at the adoption of such a measure for the furtherance of Church purposes, but where can the harm be of wafting back the young, aye, and old maids, to the usages and customs of “ye olden tyme” amidst a leafy decoration of quaint old buildings. Verily none—and if in any case the end so pleasantly attained justifies the means, most assuredly this endeavor does so.

“ Place not thy trust in Princes, etc. ” Those gentlemen who so indefatigably exerted themselves to secure Mr Lewis’s return might study that precept with considerable advantage, as [also might all others who in any way, or at any time, take an active part in election matters. There is no doubt about it that Mr Lewis’s supporters were considerably sanguine as to the result, and there is also no doubt that had all those voters who promised to record their votes in Mr Lewis’s favor, done so, in accordance with their promises, Mr Lewis would have occupied a different position. This is not the first time that Committees or supporters of a particular candidate having received supposed honest assertions of support, find that voters have sold them. A case occurred at the last general election, where a gentleman received an unasked “ viva voce ,r promises of unqualified support, only to find on the polling day that those very men who had, unsought for, tendered him their votes, shifted round, andjlwere his opponents. This was all done under the shadow of the ballot box. A voter need not promise, need not give an index of his opinions, either one way or another, without he likes, but most assuredly (in common honesty to himself) once having fairly promised he should keep that promise. However, such is the way of the world, dear boys. Try and find these ways out.