ORARI.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1442, 17 December 1885, Page 2

ORARI.

A correspondent sends us the following

The world, according to orthodox opinion, was made out of nothing, and a very substantial and beautiful world it is, notwithstanding the Latin dogma ex nihilo nihil jit. I have also heard of an excellent sermon being evolved out of nothing—that is, without a text as a basis to start from except that of “ nothing.” In the former case a creative power must indubitably have been exercised ; in the latter the power of imagination was, no doubt, considerably employed, The latter case resembles ray own very much, in so far as I am attempting to give you a paragraph on Ornri news when positively there is nothing to write about. We have no Parliamentary Union, no Village Political Club, no itinerant “ Barnum ” or photographer, in fact, no nothing, not even a dancing class, at which our young men might occasionally spend a leisure hour or so, and daring the intervals which are allowed the worshippers of Terpsichore inform each other of the latest local intelligence, nr our young ladies (God bless their little hearts) talk of the latest fashions or take sweet counsel together as to that most important of all earthly considerations : the most becoming and man-captivating toilets for the forthcoming Christmas and New Year holidays. Trade and commerce are not the only things mundane which suffer depression, as now when I sit down to write I find that items of news are as scarce as cash orders to otir merchants, and that nihilism (literally) is experienced outside the dominion# of the Czar. Well, what a comfort it is, under the circumstances, that the weather is such a universal and popular subject of conversation, and when all else fails we take reluge there. And if in conversation, why not in correspondence when similarly ’situated f The weather in this district is not “ all that could be desired ” either for the fiockmasters -or the agriculturists. Sometimes a hot hour or so is followed by cold winds, and that again succeeded by a light drizzle, enough to retard the shearer, but not enough to “ moisten the clay” for the farmer. Shearing in general has made rapid progress this season, and if the quantities of wool forvarded over rail be any criterion by which to form an opinion, I would say the season tor Burgan and Ball’s cutlery will soon begone for another year. Asa rule our clips are good—l only wish 1 could

say the entile for the prices awaiting them in the market. Our crops, although limited in area as compared with other years, are looking well, and promise a good and early yield, notwithstanding a rather unfavorable spring, and as many of our settlers are really good horticulturists, we can reckon on a plentiful supply of early potatoes, peas, etc,, which, in many parts of the country that I am acquainted with, would rank amongst the luxuries ; and ns for fnnt, well, if you travel by the express some day, and if you cannot get some of the finest cherries and strawberries that ever grew, I will foifeit ray good opinion of the Guardian.