WAIKATO WHISPERINGS

Observer, Volume II, Issue 40, 18 June 1881, Page 443

WAIKATO WHISPERINGS

A —The Toad took off his hat so gracefully to the newly-married couple the other day, but alas they didn't know him. How cruel of 'em. —The coining sportsman of Waikato is Robbie Gwynne. Although not more than thirteen or fourteen, he has probably bagged as many brace of game this season as any of his adult compeers. The boy is a worthy son of one of the best old sports the Auckland province ever had. —It is rumoured that Mr Sloane is going to establish a paper at Te Awamutn, and that he will ask the scribe to fill tbe editorial and Mr Cunningham the sub-editorial chnir. In view of the probable disbanding of the cavalry on the principle of "no pay no play," Sloane is treaty for the purchase of the Volunteer Hall to be used as a printing 1 house. — The sucking adjutant and the newly-fledged quartermaster have been having a mighty fling at the captain of another troop, because, I suppose, he was stupid and pig-headed enough to beat the last-named of his two friends at the last election. When you meet again, oh most amiable scribe and Biddy, may you still have such a good subject to talk over. — As there is a general desire to find a cause for the late disastrous fire nt Pen Court, how has it never occurred to any one to fix the blame on the mice ? They have a stupid habit of chawing of the heads of matches and so igniting them and have been at the bottom (according to the burned out people, who got the insurance money) of nine-tenths of those fires whose origin the newspapers usually declare " is shrouded in mystery." — The Amateur Pseudo-Ethiopians gave thenfirst entertainment on Tuesday, but they did not score the success they deserved. The fnct is, they wanted just one or two more rehearsals. The choruses were were weak nnd irregular in more than one place, a fault which could soon have been remedied. The tone of the performance, however, was good, and I am glad to notice an attempt of this kind to raise the good old " christy" entertainment to its original standard. The solos and part singing and tbe instrumental music were all good. —Little Von has been rushing about Hamilton during the last few days vowing vengeance on the Counts Club for having dared to insult his wife by asking her to resign. He has made a confidant of everybody in the town, nnd following an old plan of his has read the " hot stinging reply" to about a dozen enlightened citizens for their approval 1 before bringing down the avalanche about the head of the devoted manager. Of course, they all listen patiently, but how they do guffaw to be sure when the little creature turns his umbrella tails to them and walks off.