"OUR UNEMPLOYED."

Temuka Leader, Issue 250, 6 April 1880, Page 2

"OUR UNEMPLOYED."

Contributed. —Br A Taphcobi Loafer " Tho momentous question of the present day is "—" Who is our ' Anti-Swag-ger'?" Who is this clever genius who knows all and everyone of tho unemployed from Stewart Island to the North Cape, and takes upon himself the responsible position of judge and jury to convict so many hundreds ot" his ie low creatures as "gaol birds, thieves and blackleg. o ," and who would, if he could, " hang them by the neck until they were dead." I suppose that this splendid composition of humanity, " Anti-Swagger," came to New Zealand, before tho tide of emigration in from the Old Country. But where did this paragon of virtue hail from Was it from Botany Bay, or from that celebrated castle near Bobart Town, after a voyage from Denr Old England, for England's good, in charge of a guard of H.M. soldiers ? I pity him, and conclude that it must be so, or he could not form such a vile, dastardly, villainous, ungodly opinion of God's greatest work— viz., man. " Anti-Swagger " is a man whofc intellect and knowledge far exceeds (in I.is own estimation) that of 1 11 editors and corres, pondentsof all the New Zealand papers, whom bin opinio') are either hoodwinkedignorant of the question, or bribed by the villainous unemployed, ;Jo keep i he case from proper representation. " Anti-Swagger " alludes to " swells of an obnoxious° clique in Tomuka cdled Snobocraoy," Where can he find them ? It is my opmion that he is Grand Master of Rich.a clique, for I have never seen so much snobbery given vent to in such a small spare'as occupied by bis letter. He says that " There are a number of men (consisting of tap-room 'oafera ard swaggers) who are called our unemployed, and that rot o' e in twenty of them really require work" I humbly beg to ceny such a' statement, and will say ilvt th I

Kr:; r > >n •j-»ri«y : "'0 ing himi, including a vory large iiiimborof rm tried '>ion with fairilies. " Then comos Dunedin, the city of burgoo, w hiKkej', the Shorter Odvchism," etc. Whatever tho [Junediu Culechism may bo, I ;im anr** that " Anti-Swagger's " is "'"tho yhortor " —not even no long-" 3 " Love thy impossibility for him to do. I one* h'.'ivd u ma.i say fchnt "' all wo- . } Mm thnt ]l£) That man didn't eapivs* iho , Jfc ia incere << ' will bo ex- < l , , tl ", e, „„,i~,i ~!,.. w»>a iromely sorry for thy unrounded cuarsjes .. ~ J , , J ~. , ~. „ ann ' n ,J that he liH'i >ro>]",ht ajjai ist the reop ooi ~ ITJ l i\r - „«- ,'..„ii\ f ~ , ' . T ~ " n>w g -ray to ~ , ~ ■ . , ~;.,, „,j „ r i,ic eitv not o u for us bnr<'Oo-oaii,:ur And whts- .-,,,. •=?.. ,»» crv-Irinsui" propensities. You seem to - , ° ! ,S xi,,.. ..<.,•„„- -irvo aoown on tho sonthevn portion ofsr. , T , , , „ n l T , n.e Mi'idle Islan<t, old rcllo-w. 1 Ji;i\e .ivod i;i New Zealand for tin laft twentyyears ; I havo failed to noto th;.t •chose pro; ensities havo boon curried to oxee-s more in one town than' anotht v in New Zoalnnd. In conclusion, I sincerely hope that you and your " Mount Horrible " story will remain at Mount Hnrriblo f6r the period of your natural life, as we have had enough of tho horrible from you already.