THE COUNTRY

Observer, Volume 6, Issue 141, 26 May 1883, Page 154

THE COUNTRY

?M%rx«ssJik'- ' : ■-+-* ■ . iVijjfvvj*' ?■*-.•!.' "'•• ' ■■■ ■ y . ■ il^ToTAiiA.^Whajb- -a -disclosure the opening of |%ialtr jjksket. made Pie ! Sister Mary ;if you ltffq''4oj; mend .your ways, Brother M. will burst. It^HoTEO Nobth. — Why did that small boy perthe outside of his cheek and scratchsi^g;r,hjs head, when trying to wade through a ■j|fe|uinj>, oration, at the tea-fight ? Was there really r^airy thing in it ? iV;.^;Tisi 'ABAi.--At our late farewell party, Miss S'%*W% greatly admired for her dancing, and was | viio^apiibjfc the belle of the .evening What at--I?!teaetion is there at Hoteo North for Tom Jeh'p'Dxngs ?. , Does he. intend breaking another heart ? '■■i^fMANGAWHAi. — The Minister of Justice has .^iad'to engage extra help to examine the claims of i,tspnie of 4 our old identities for the honour of J.P. $VFh?it is the tip these honourable men are seeksing.?, .Better make all the male settlers J.P.s, of deafness or education. ■;';(.; 'MAirijG-ATUEOTO. — M. Las got the real live ji'\inonkey, and has worn out the understandings of ;|tlie. rising generation like a good king Crispin to have an entertainment in his paddock, j^by .the help of the poor Orphan and Sly Face ; Eifto give a lecture on Darwinism for the benefit of % Cave Adullam — a new mode of raising the wind. ';.;' Flat Btjsh. — J.S. lookß too utterly too-too with '.that piece of blue ribbon... ...Who owned the little / /,dog that stopped near Mr Lushington's cart after v! liis whiskey and lunch were missed ?...... How cruel ■ of those three Miss S,'s, the alligator and S.P., to '/ride at such a rate in the starlight, laughing and f talking love-prattle, and injuring the horses / , The . Evangalists are making the Napier man 1.? righteous (riotous) We hope when Miss C. of VlPanmure, takes the fatal leap she will fall-well. ! >■.;■" OPOTIKI.r^-The autocrat, of the (Eoyal) break,V fast table has been indulging in some scathing deV nunciations of "that fellow who writes to the .• Obseeveb," Jock's fulminations were piercing in \\theirpointlessness, awe inspiring in their senility, i'a'cd still we exist. Take care Jock, remember the ; " balcony scene " lastj/jw'eek. Oh Julia ! Small ' ' beer has become considerably smaller since he took .'-■ unto himself the dusky maiden. -•■,,.■ Te Aeoha. — John, now, mind the key of the '■room ; think of useful things, not empty physic V. bottles. In time of iiro more valuable articles '■V than, them can be saved Eut^er rough telling if; Ted his watch was an iron one. Next time, Ted, '','„ before you try to chastise a little fellow, make sure '"C. you can •do it. Lucky job fur you the sergeant '.■ 'came, or your ma would net have kaown you when ; Waxey had done witli 3v.li What were the .apostle and Wig about not t> saw their own dunnage ? Bather careles3 : keep cool in times of '" '; emergency I think Mis?. M. is fairly entitled to Royal Humane Society's iuudal for rescuing ('. thepartridge Who w ,w it stt io ' ! Going-gone's " -oysters the other night ? Ne:-J". time, they ought • not to be planted in a Government building. It •;, was built for another purpose : besides, the door is ', locked up every night. ■'•.".- WHANaEOA Noeth. — The newest dodge in !. courtship : Take a lady to visit the steamer and ;'. V capsize the boat, so as to pose as her saviour from ; ■;'[ a watery grave. Well done, Ned ; only a little ' too ■ transparent Disinterested Consistency. — - ,*Refusing a contract to supply timber to erect an ; ,hotel by a G-ood Templar. Had the fact of their •■'•being no timber in tho booms anything to do with ' the refusal ? The "Major" has been figuring" lately as a critic on elocution, etc., etc., but \ it is a long lane that has no turning. . ■ • Pttkekohb. — The owner of the fat dog is in a ; . state of fear since the sausage machine made its .appearance. Dead dogs tell no tales Who ;<',was that egotistical snob that said he would ;• "soar high above all his fellows"? Surely he /■meant in a balloon. All(wright), old boy ' The pheasant shooters have had a scare ; there is , a dog running about at Knight called Eanger... • .-The cheese and bacon crowd have held another of , i their rowdy meetings. The services of the Major 1, ,were required to keep the peace. Gentleman "•'i G-eorge was again on the opposition benches. : CoEOMANDEIi. — Who is the financial man that 'manages to raise a saddle horse and "whiskies on ,({■: the cheap on bank holidays ? Why don't the I «' sixteen gallant fellows who stood on the wharf ' ,and looked on at a man drowning, get their names , published, or apply for the Society's medal ? See v ... to it, Solomon Why doesn't the Fox return that ,i borrowed table? His numerous admirers are 1 ' subscribing to buy the Gentile a new cutty. He './'.-says the present one too nearly resembles himself ■in colours When is old Carnell going to give us ' ; i another edition of "We are little sunbeams"? ..'The effect of the last was so charming The btinker and the lawyer are as firm friends as ever There is a Coromandel man who swears that fchft local police are a lazy lot, and should be sent to — .Jf::- ; i;-.alom out of the place, because they t --will not tafco care of drunken people. . MA'N'fiAWil.— What does J. B. mean by his ■yijitsto Ifn-.th Alhertland? What have Miss •S. iT : v.Teit iiiicl ;> quarrel about ?...... Emily, dear, "vhv%rl-- r ! v &- : X' '£' waiting so long ? Can- ' npiT a- '?M-- ' t!n^ St-llu, f. pair of shears? A. >■ -R, v.'fere are rt^ mamma' 3 music pupils? : -'' . •'■Mriad "!.a= uot i ll^ c made tip her mind to live • ■ over the road... *K'o<v is it F. M. does not ride '■■'■■■• 'over' to Wells&cfe^. 30 oiicil now? Perhaps >..:. Johnny doe* nor, aa -jre lier. vv . VV'Jio sent Mary '"■ .that lovely vaienbneT>.v • fa - t; " c<1 ""- Herbert; ;..• someone is jealous of ycra^^f^ /;>" flscorted v those three'young ladies hom< hi 'C oi-.'>rs uight... ■.""! : .What makes F. R. look -o -uulio^py ? is it '■> •because' W- has left? Have A.A- _™rt L. ,B. .::/'• made amatch at last f Bovr -will M : ."or r ; V .step-mamma ? .When Is G. &. -\y.'. **• x * ■;;>,';-wedciiTig to be?....;-.Floren(;e ) cu-ar, ts^'^/y you 'AJ;d6 not ..lose yoiir heart. Dan i? n verySu.: .- "i:.^H n S . '-man;., j.. Oh ! George, how could, you iV>v*u r :^' ,$ a charming girl as Edith? . -„ .. : .■-V • i 'Gisbqene.— We see Peter, alias SJ:,4lbaeL !■:*.._-; • ' /left the; nautical profession, and may bo now sr-e?.\ ' ■ : chopping; wood in 'aback yard in Pitt-street , ,'vT.: Adeiin hasachieyed great honours here hitnly. •' ; - (He.isJnow'the champion j runner of Hall's 'shop, \: hftv,ing beat the late champion by a % of an inch pniblie beach....,! Why did the ex-runner (H. J. ..; ; Ac): put a; coat over, his window- on Tuesday night 1 ,last^? J /v...,T.hat young man who dances so nicely „at.tb\e>".^lW: tarts" has gorie'&tark triad. Why : f, \ did:h^e;tr£!?;d ! ;pn tto young lady'^;%dea ?..'.... Wh0

?ere ; going"' to get ; .an' iiVite" to' the! J " jam , arts," and left the' Vgunny ' bags in conse-. [uerice ? ; " Between two stools they had a fall." " Sorry his lot who loves too well." What ihout the young gentleman who was engaged to he sister, then married the servant ? Miss!?., vhy did you cut H, W. ? He is awfully iff ended. Tamaheee. — The Tamahere Church was >pened on Monday evening last by the elite of Hautapu and Tamahere, with a sprinkling of Hamilton and Cambridge upper ten Mrs J. W. Smith should dispense with the wedding jonnefc As E. has made the biggest bag on :he first, why do not the authorities look to his - ieense? A bread-and-butter party was held it S. Graham's on Monday, with the Lord Bishop md all the small fry upper ten At the Farmers' Olub, on Friday nest Messrs Buckland and Hunter's reply will be considered as to reduced charges on sales. Very warm of Hunter and Co. io tell the Club that they could not reduce their jharges on. account of the farmers requiring too much paper and other assistance Do the committee debar other denominations using the shurch ? If so, what about subscriptions obtained on that understanding? A jam-fcart dance will, be held at Hautapu School shortly... ...Mr Pickering, of Hautapu, is to be married to Miss Barugh, of Tamahere, next month. It will save a lot of horse-flesh and moonlight trips Why did the brewer Btop out in the cold on the opening of the Tamahere Church? Fancy Camp being out all day for one brace ! Wasn't it very kind of Sammy S. S. Graham to lend his brother his trap and walk home after church ? Is it legal for a farmer to shoot over a neighbour's farm without a license ?