CORRESPONDENCE. THE RANGER HITS BACK.

Shannon News, 3 October 1922, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE RANGER HITS BACK.

(To the Editor.)

The ranger’s view of unfair treatment to stock owners are fliat, first, one of the complainers put quite a. motherly question to the ranger, asking, him if he could graze his stock on the roads to eat. the grass and so keep the little school children’s feet dry! Very thoughtful of him! The ranger meeting this man again, and finding two horses of his on ihe road and asking the reason why they were there, he exclaimed that he had put. them out because they were frightened of the footballers. Fie does not want any grass. Oh, no! Second, another complainer explained to the ranger that he has the; finest bit of ground in Shannon. It is on the river side. He can run three head of stock to the acre, providing he keeps same tied up.

Third, the innocent man wanted his stock on the road because they are tame. He says they won’t touch anyone. It reminds me of the; yarn I heard about a man who took a sheep and killed it. When taken before Ihe Magistrate and asked why 'he had done: so, he said he would allow no man's sheep to bite him! These are my views of some of the stock-owners of Shannon.—l am, etc., M. O’CONNELL, Ranger, Shannon.