TATARARIKI.

Wairoa Bell, Volume V, Issue 222, 3 November 1893, Page 10

TATARARIKI.

(From our own Correspondent) * Good morning my dear ; is your papa at home ? * This was the salutation which greeted the old woman’s ears a few mornings since, as she was busily engaged weeding a, bed of onions. ‘ I think young man you are mistaken, I am Mrs Tatarariki.’ ‘ Really, Mrs Tatarariki, I beg your pardon, but I mistook you for one of your daughters. May I enquire if that gay and festive old hum ah, —I mean if your very excellent good man is at home? My name is "Webb and I am about to contest the |seat in the Council for the Kopuru riding.’ ‘ Oh, Mr Webb, lam delighted to see you at the Twinneries. "Won’t you step inside and rest, it is so warm travelling this morning.’ and Mr Webb stepped inside—kissed the twins—said they were the handsomest children he had ever seen ; indeed what else could be expected with such a mother ? and so on until he got Betsy Jane to promise t'®r herself, her heirs, executors and assigns all the support possible at the coming election. On my arrival home in the evening I got the whole history, Mrs T. adding ‘ William dear, he is such a nice good young man, I am sure he will make an excellent Councillor.’ ‘ Yes ’ I said, ‘no doubt he would, but I imagine two members are quite enough to represent Aratnpu.’ That night as Amelia Anrie (the is the oldest of the girls at home now, just passed her eighteenth birthday). As I was about to say, she and I were having a confidential chat, when she suddenly enquired, * Father, is Mr Webb a married man ? ’ I really do not know, my dear, I r plied, but I fancy he is still in a state of single misery. ‘ Oh,’ she said, ‘ I thought he could not be married, because bo winked at me as he was going away, and ii he was a married man he wouldn’t be so wicked, would he father ? ’ Alas ! alas ! My daughter, when ‘ love, honour and obey ’ Has passed thy lips, you’ll soon begin to think the other way ; The venial sins of bachelors are easy to be parried, But never, never, NEVER trust, a man when once he’s married. That is your mother’s opinion my love Good night, I am busy now, as I must write to the Bell about that printing account. Mr Thomas Webb in his letter to the Bell of the 20th states the case very fairly. He admits that the advertisement charged for was sent to the printer by the School Committee as an advertisement, and no doubt he will admit that such being the case it is neither (lawful nor honorable that “the printer should be refused payment, whatever way the school committee might fix the matter up among themselves.—ln equity and good conscience they should see that this account is paid, as no doubt when they accepted the position they also accepted the responsibilities of those who preceded them. One little matter I would like to impress on Mr Webb’s memory. When the scientific apparatus and the books for the library are obtained, do not keep them all at Te Kopuru, let the Rerlhill and Tatarariki have a finger in the pie, or else ‘ the twins as well as other children ’ will still suffer for the want of them. Among the scientific apparatus I hope to see a "bucket and pannikin, SO that the children will he able to get a d’ink of water this warm weather. People are divided in their opinions as to who will get returned for the County election, but for the Assembly they are unanimously determ - ined to support Mr R. Thompson. I understand the following gentlemen are nominated for the Te Kopuru riding :—Mr Cobbald of Te Kopuru, Mr J. Kidd of Tatarariki, and Mr S. Webb of Aratapu. Three years hence the successful candidate will think that the office ®f County Counoillor is not altogether an enviable one. The following telegram is from the 1 Melbourne Argus ’of a recent date: London, Oct, 5 th. Holders of Kauri gum are firm. Pale hard scraped £7 to £7 ‘los. Three-quarters scraped £i 7s 6d. Pickings £2 2s to £2 Bd. The following, if sent from here would be about correct: Tatarariki, Oct. 31st. Buyers of Kauri gum are firm. Pale hard scraped £1 to £1 10s, Threequarter scraped 20s to 30s. Pickings 20s to £1 10s, Sugary gum pieces of soil, broken bottles, bones and" gumdnst, judiciously mixed, £1 to 30s- The market is without animation.