AN EDITORIAL NOSE VINDICATED.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2294, 24 July 1880, Page 3

AN EDITORIAL NOSE VINDICATED.

The following account of the collision between Simonsen’s Froliqnes and Mr Wickham, appears in the “ Free Lance ” of July 17 : —A gang of howling hoodlums, known as the Froliqnes, came trouping to this office, instigated, we believe. bj'some of the “EveningLarrikin’; people. Till we have further evidence we acquit ’Enery of being guilty of such a contemptible action. But to our hoodlums: Some six or seven of them interviewed us, and wanted to know how we became aware they ■were “Yankee trash” without having seen them. We did our best to explain that it was our business to know these things. They asked if an “ ad.” would make any change in our opinion. We informed them that, havingseen them, we could not alter our opinion. They referred to their big houses and favourable critiques, but we declined to be influenced by anything but our own opinion, and informed them that we ran our own concern in our own way. We confessed that we considered them nothing but “ Yankee trash.” When we say “ Yankee trash ” we don’t mean to say that the Americans have no good shows—quite the The Yankees have superior articles in this line, but they have the shrewdness to keep them at home, and let the trash travel. The Aucklandites drive all their good things away, and open their arms and purses for any trash that comes along. Well, our Yaukee friends got noisy and unsavoury in their language, so we had to order them out—and they went; but as they did not appear satisfied, and talked about pulling noses and what they would do for us if they had us in America, we invited them in again, but they did not accept. We have since heard via Wellington and Thames (which looks very bad for ’Enery) that they kicked, spat in our face, pulled our nose, Ac. There was certainly enough of them to: eat this Pelican boots and all. . They may have. done all , this, but they did not let us feel the operation, not that we should have said'anythingoh, dear no, we are the meekest individual that ever sat in editorial chair. We should simply keep our hands in onr pockets and Jet ’em do it. Perhaps they will call round to-day and take a piece of our conk to show r their friends.

We said we wei’e meek ; so we are. But we can’t stand paying three or four shillings for telegrams in reply to inquiries after our nose ; and if the man who wired to the Press about it introduces himself to this office, his probocis will want pulling by the time we are done with it.