SMALL BOY DRIVERS.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2351, 29 September 1880, Page 3

SMALL BOY DRIVERS.

SECOND EDITION

[to the editor.] Sir, —Seeing that your paper is open at all times, to ventilate all grievances, I beg you to be kind enough to insert the attached query : —ls there not a "bye-law to prevent persons under a certain age driving a cart? Last evening a little affair happened which, fortunately for the driver, a youngster of about 9 years of ago, terminated with a few nasty bruises. Two dogs were playing together, and one fa valuable Newfoundland pup) was knocked over by the horse, and the boy not being strong enough to pull the horse up, allowed the cart wheel to go over the leg of the animal. Now, sir, some people may laugh at this simple affair, but it happened just when there are usually a lot of small children playing about. I suppose, it would have been considered improper and dangerous for one so small and tender in years, to have charge of a horse and cart. Thanking you for allowing mo to trespass so far,— l am Ac. A CITIZEN. THICKS OF TRADE. [to the editor] Query.—When does legitimate advertising degenerate into meanness ? Answer. —When one firm, hearing of another’s spring shipment going astray, deliberately insinuates that the same probably has never been shipped Loin Home.—l am, &c. NOT A PH A HIS EE.