THE TEMUKA CHARITABLE AID CASE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1350, 9 June 1885, Page 2

THE TEMUKA CHARITABLE AID CASE.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—ln your issue of the 6th I noticed a letter Bigned by Mr J. Brown which throws a different light on the lata Widow-Crushing case. The more this affair is torn up, the more fishy it seems to get. After all, it seems the furniture did not belong to Mrs Uprichard at all, but to Mr Wyatt. It seems Mr Wyatt had given a bill of sale over the furniture; which was to fall due on June Ist. Mr Brown and Mr Wyatt seem to have put ! their heads to work to outdo the holders of the bill cf sale, and decided that Mr Brown should seize the furniture for rent ! previous to the bill of sale falling due. Now, that is what the Jews say of pork; that is, " unclean." This reminds me of the story of Billy Paterson and his chum, when he gave Billy the brown side of a russet apple and said: "Bite bigger, Billy." Ha meant it sarcastic like. Billy didn't bite any bigger, because he got away with the whole apple at the first mouthful. Mr Brown took nearly all the goods at tbe first haul, and from enquiries I find that all that was left were 3 chairs, 4 cups and saucers, 4 knives and forks, a saucepan, kettle, and tin teapot. Now, Mr Brown ir-ust have economical ideas if he thinks that is enough to supply the wants of a family. Mr Brown says " Neither Mr Uprichard or Mr Wyatt ever expressed. any dissatisfaction at the proceedings I had takeD, although Mr Mr Wyatt saw me often between taking the goods and Belling them." Why should Mr Wyatt express dissatisfaction ut Mr Brown's proceedings when he ar. ranged with Mr Brown to take the goods, so as to outdo the holder of the bill of sale? and from what 1 can learn Mn Uprichard at the time the goods were peized was earning her living as a domestic servant in Temuka, and knew nothing at all about it. Mr Brown says : " I would now ask the tall-talkers and scandal-mongers to help the family as I have done during the last twelve months, and I am quite sure the widow will require no more charitable aid for many a long year." If Mr Brown was so good to Mr Uprichard, why did he not act tbe Good Samaritan and extend his liberality towards the widow 1 It seems strange that he should be so hard - hearted knd worldly aftor Mr Uprichard died, Mr Brown,'no doubt, thinks himself a "sun god," of some ancient order. He might pasM for a sun-flower, with his po'ished top-knot, but he has acted like the "son of a gun," and has not the first principles of even a " heathen god." In conclusion, I think if Mr Brown extends his liberality to the widow and orphans in the future as he has done in the past, when he retires into private life he will no doubt be deeply regretted by nobody.—l am, etc., George Edgar. Temuka, June Bth, 1885. [Correspondence on this subject must now cease.—The Editor.]