THE WANDERER.

Wairoa Bell, Volume V, Issue 200, 2 June 1893, Page 3

THE WANDERER.

The political dodge, alias the DargavilleHokianga football union, like the Gumdiggers’ Union, appears to have turned out a regular fizzle ; the fact of the matter is the thing was taken in hand by the wrong parties. At all events the Ilokianga footballers want none of it, I notice the Maugawhare people were not inclined to be dictated to and sat upon, They have shown a thoroughly independent spirit and the 1 Wanderer ’ wishes them a successful season.

Your town correspondent has been trying his hand at the missing word game, but if he thinks he is going to have the fun all to himself he is much mistaken, for lam going to tiy it. The verses are quite—in fact very original, and can be sung to any patent stub and twist metre, but it must be distinctly understood that all rights are reserved. Here they are : He went up North to do a spout, And there he got a pill, For the electors cried with one accord We don’t want—(missing word). While he was there upon the tout Of snubs he got a fill, But only winked as he heard them cry We won’t have—(missing word). When comes the great election day He’ll be far down the hill, And will know the import of the cry We’ve kicked out—(missing word). Then to the House he will not go, But will groan with right good will And blubber to himself the cry, Boor euchred—(missing word). Mr Auckland correspondent was of the opinion that if Tennyson had not died, his verses would have settled him ; but I can go one better than that for it’s my opinion that if my attempt does not cause the late laureate to rise from his grave with a look of holy horror on his face they certainly ought to. But, Mr Editor, if you think the brilliancy of the effusion is likely to to affect the brains of any of your readers w.p.b. it without mercy.

The natives at one of the settlements had a big meeting last week, —two of the dusky ones been naughty again. The man was young and poor so got off with a fine of four horses, hut he did not own any horses so he had the fun and some of his friends had the pleasure (?) of paying for it. The lady (?) in the affair was the same one who on a former occasion was the cause of a very dusky young man having to pay over five pounds and ten horses : her husband should soon be wealthy. The young man is under orders to quit

Rumour has it that a couple of actions are to be brought against the N. W. Racing Club ; one by the owner of one of the horses which ran at the last meeting and another over the alleged withholding of a totalisator dividend. More oysters for the lawyers.

It has often struck me as strange that the hotels on the Wairoa do not file any of the newspapers published in the district. Were they to do so it would be a great convenience to many of their patrons. The Bell certainly ought to be filed as it is the County Gazette, and is often wanted by many who wish to refer to it for the County Councils adverts. I can hardly bring myself to think it is close fistedness which prevents them from having the papers filed, for the cost ©f the necessary files would be but a mere song, therefore we will put it down to want of thought and trust that now the matter has been under their notice they will attend to it, and thereby show an inclination to study the convenience of many who patronise their establishments,

Mr R. M. Houston has been and spouted. Unfortunately owing to the absurdly short notice given I was not able to be present at his meeting, but judging from the report in the Bell—which no doubt was a very correct one he had very little of importance to tell us. At the same time I somewhat agree with Mr Corkill that for one who has really only served his apprenticeship as a representative he has done fairly well. With regard to the Peria telephone I consider he treated the affair in too flippant a manner altogether. It’s no joke to ask the Government to throw away jESOO over such a paltry arrangement when the money could be much better expended on works far more urgently needed. While the absurd attempt to be sarcastic at my expense falls very flat; for when we take into consideration the fact that the Government positively refused to be idiotic enough to vote such a sum for the work, it causes me to incline to the belief that the ‘ Wanderer ’ comes out a bit on top ovor the affair.