AT THE CORNER.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3793, 23 February 1881, Page 2

AT THE CORNER.

'' Satan finds some mischief still, For idle hands to do."

What's his name.

Good morning, Paul! lam glad to see that you are a brother-iu-arms. I trust that we may, between us, furnish some mental pabulum for our fellow citizens. In a bushel of chaff a grain of wheat may, perchance, be found.

The best repartee I have heard for some time was in Court yesterday. Professor Speight was in the box, and stated that he was a liquidator or agent for a liquidator. Mr Cuff remarked to Mr Miller that he understood the Professor would have nothing to do with liquids, whereupon Mr Miller replied, "No, he is a liquid-hater." Good. There is balm in Gilead.

There was a great feeling of uneasiness at the Corner yesterday afternoon, owing to a report in circulation to the effect that the counsel for the prisoner had hinted that he was prepared with evidence to show that Mr Kenrick and Sergeant Major O'Grady ought to change places with his client. Towards evening this uneasiness was somewhat abated by the fact of Paul Pry having publicly stated that they could prove an alibi.

By-the-bye, there was another report in connection with the above matter, viz., that a certain legal gentlemen had visited the prisoner and rendered his services (Do you want a cab, sir ?), and afterwards had caused a telegram to be forwarded to head quarters requesting the Government to provide the fees. Is this according to professional etiquette ?

I notice that Mr Bayldon has nearly finished his survey of the High School Eeserve agricultural sections. May Ibe allowed to give the Board or Committee a hint, namely, in leasing these lands to bear in mind the fact that land is only worth what it will produce, and any tenant holding land at too high a rental neither does good for himself nor for his landlord. Men of capital will not lease land, preferring freehold ; therefore, the tenants will be struggling men, and entitled to every consideration. Let every inducement be held out to permanently improve the land, aud you will, if the soil is good, see many smiling homesteads and happy contented faces in the course of a few years; whereas, if you try to screw a high rent out of your tenants and load them with hard conditions, your success will not be great. Verb. sap.

Oh Mesopotamia, Mesopotamia ! Oh that blessed word Mesopotamia J " Paul you are somewhat involved in your paragraph referring to Mrs Hampson, the visitors to the pubs, and the Anglican Church. lam very anxious to arrive at your meaning ; will you kindly stir the thing up again, and pick the words out as you require them ? Excuse criticism ;we are all open to it.

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