Notes from Nowhere.

Pahiatua Star and Eketahuna Advertiser, Volume 1, Issue 45, 12 November 1886, Page 3

Notes from Nowhere.

The usual advice any one gets on coming to the colonies is to say that he can do anything in tlw way of work, even though lie lias never tried it before, or is utterly ignorant of how it is done. The sight of the newly-sheared sheep roaming about tlie township made me think of this, for tlie man who sheared them surely never sawshears in his life before. The sides of the poor animals are cut and snipped in a shocking way, reminding one of a slice of plum-pudding with plenty of currants in it. To make up for the skin taken off in places, in others a quantity of wool is left on in small mountain-ridges, so that they present a most singular appearance. I suppose whoever plied the shears probably tliinks that a snick or two doesn't hurt much. It's a pity he can't have a little experience on his ow n skin ; he might he more careful another time. What has become of tlie resolntion of the Town Board about prosecuting owners of straying animals ? Has it la-en found that they have no power to put such a resolution in force any more than they have to impound from the Main road * We were going to get an immense deal of good from the formation of this Board, but 1 cannot see any done to us as yet. The eggs that are laid nt the meetings seem to be all addled, for nothing comes out of them at all. The three-chain road question was to be settled up at once, a scheme of levels was to be made out, one or two of the most necessary roads were to be bud off without delay, and many other very useful works to be earned through ; but what has been done ? I’atieuce, however, is a virtue, and it is good for us to exercise it sometimes. You are quite right, Mr Editor, in what you wrote about the extortionate tariff on the lower ferry bridge across the Mauawatu. The meeting in Woodville was not. however, a success, tlie leading merchants hong, one would think, afraid of competition with Wellington prices. Those who get their goods from Napier may well !>e so, I considering the much higher prices existing there than in Wellington. It is to k>e hoped tho Board will soon be ' forced to alter the charges.

1 don't think the concert ou Friday night can U- railed a perfoct success. Some of the items were very weak, ami when a good song was sung, most present did not seem to know it, for they applauded the worst most. It seems strange tlint some p--oplr do not know when ll»e\ an* being laughed at, mid aiiiii- forward to mi ironic..,l encore a if it were inline. Still, when we heat of i performer prouie-mg to pay

some of the boys to “ bring liim back,' we need not wonder miicli. I should not think Wnodville people would be willing to come down again and' risk such insulting interruptions as they got the other night. It is time we had a policeman here to turn out those rowdies who are a disgrace to the place. It does not speak well for those who had the management of the dance afterwards that the loader of the annoyance was asked to be M.C. They might surely have chosen some more respectable person for the purpose. At least so thinks Nemo.