IN TROUBLE STILL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1586, 24 May 1887, Page 3

IN TROUBLE STILL.

The "Right Honorable John Burke," who (says the Mataura Ensign) was a recent visitor to Gore, has distinguished himself in Lawrence even more greatly than on his recent visit to this place. The Tuapeka Urns gives a humorous account, of his visit to the editorial office. John had the nvsfortune to get locked up for drunkenness, and informed the Bench that he was suffering from an ailmenr for which gin was the only remedy, and as he had to tske it in fairish I doses, it had somowhat overcome him. He rrquesled that medical attendance, with the necessary comforts, be prescribed during the term of incarceration which his Worship might think fit to bestow. FiVd ss, or twenty-four hours. Mr Burke's oareer in Gore, though brief whs glorious. He came to this office, bis eye in full frenzy rolling, and redolent of inhibition, asking if we would accept an artiole on the financial stats of the country, railway accommodation at Fukerau, and such other topics as might suggest themselves, lie stated that hs was late special correspondent of the TEMUKA Lbadbb, and as he had no card he left his name and description on e sheet of foolscap as a guarantee of his respectability. This interesting document now adorns the wall of our office. We gave him, in order to get rid of him, a bundle of spoiled billheads, on which we had designed to record the burning thoughts of our own seething bruin, and he lefi af'er stating that he would furnish the article in shorthand if necessary. We then resumed our labors and were grappling with a stl : otism when John again came in. Unfortunately, he said, he was called *way ti a breach of promise case, and had not quite finished the article. Could we let him have five shillings P We laid that the rule of the office was to pay for contributions strictly after completion, and John departed leaving behind him a mingled odor of effete whiskey and moribund onions. We saw him shortly afterwards at the railway station. He was the centre of a crowd of larrikins, and somebody had given him sixpence to pay his fare to Waikaks. With many flourishes of his antique bat he got on the train, and then oondsscendingly informed Mr Hanson, the stat ionmaster, that he was ready now, and the train could be smarted. The last seen of John was the frantic waving of his hat and his benevolent Bdseux to ail on the platlorm. John is a very hard case.