WANDERER.

Wairoa Bell, Volume V, Issue 228, 15 December 1893, Page 8

WANDERER.

The elections are over and no doubt many will exclaim, with myself, thank goodness ! Let us hope that those who were fortunate enough to ~et returned will endeavour to legislate for the welfare of the Colony and honestly look after the interests of their constituents. On election day the supporters of one of the candidates were conspicuous by the colors they wore ‘ blue and green.’ The ‘ old party ’ gave it as his opinion the colors were m,*st appropriate for blue the wearers would feel when the numbers were up and green they must be to support such a candidate. The ‘ old party was right- * * A day or two before the election I was wandering around Maropdt and chanced to drop across a couple of supporters of rival candidates who were having a warm argument as to the merits of friends. One • f the eon .-rants was getting decidedly the worst of too rgmocm, -non evidently trying to ba tunny and to nonplus U 1& opponent he ■ ■ ’ e: t Wu know ...... • ' here because you were too atubooi'U to w or aay use. That donkey got drunk. # * In looking over your Maropiu correspondent’s report of the Athletic Sports held at that place I was rather surprised to find that he had omitted to mention the shameful conduct of a certain down-river individual towards the nandioappers. The two gentlemen who acted in that capacity at Maropiu both hold respectable positions are •well-known in tile district and are unu.ou 010cii.y far above stooping to anything like unfairness or favoritism. Yet because one particular man did uot wh' a ceidhin race, and thereby allow his down-river backer to pocket a paltry few shill(vq •'})/■ ]al t-.r must .in u most public cud. p_j.suit“"'A 1 1 a torrent of vile and impertihundicajmers, who had un-

doubtedly done their work in an honorable, fair and painstaking manner. Is it any wonder that honorable men holding respectable positions in society, do not care to hold these honorary posts at our sports. The conduct of the individu?! referred to was contemptible in the extreme and it is hut right that unmannerly cubs of this sort should see that their shameful conduct and vulgarity are not allowed to pass unnoticed. # * # Very many like myself are highly gratified to see the Waikoa Bell looking up so well in the advertising line. The Bell is now an excellent advertising medium. But there are still many who should support our independent Journal, therefore to all those who are too closefisted to advertise I would recommend a perusal of the following clipping—Oh, merchant in thine hour of e e e, lx On this paper you should c c c, And look for something to ap p p p Your yearniDg for crispy v v v, Take our advice and now he y y y Go straight ahead and advert i i i, You’ll find the project of some u u u, Neglect can offer no ex q q q. Be wise at once, prolong your d a a a, A silent business soon d k k k. * # * Great Scott ! what a fearful mixing- up of things occured at Opanaki recently. Demosthenes, Pliny and the Grecian Maid,' followed by an eloquently delivered peroration from Paradise lost illustrating ‘ old clootie ’ squatted on the edge of the bottomless pit lecturing the little devils for their want of pluck and soundly berating them for allowing themselves to he defeated and overthrown. But the rhapsodical love songs fetched on a g-ush, which caused the ‘ Wanderer’ to retire vowing vengeance for not having been born an orator. What a delightfully sweet little hit of scandal is going the rounds of a certain villag-e just now. That naughty dusky damsel who has so many times been naughty and so expensive to her admirers still persists in being naughty and now openly professes her decided preference for the young man in place of the old man. The old man strongly and emphatically objects consequently there is the very old nick to pay. But the wench will get the best of it so why ‘ make a row.’ * # Wonders will never cease. Mormonism rampart, glaring ease of polygamy. But no that won’t do at all, for in this ease it’s a plurality of husbands. Great Cassar ! at what a g-Jorious rate we are advancing- in our civilization and in the line of women’s rig-hts to he su' o No doubt the ladies will want to know more about it, then they must have patience and watch and wait. Further ; developments are promised. The naughty ones in this instance are pakehas. * *

The railway commissioners have sent the first class carriage asked for. It is handsomely fitted and the ladies can now travel with a much greater degree of comfort and pleasure. lam sure they will feel grateful to Mr Houston for attending to this matter for them. There were a few other matters iu connection with the railway, which I desired to have a say about, but leave them for some other scribe to deal with and must now—though with some regret—bid the readers of the Bell farewell. Business engagements will for a time prevent me from continuing- my notes. During the three years and a half that I have been con tcibuting to your Journal I have never beer, subjected to any adverse criticism in your columns, plainly showing the indulgence of your many readers towards your correspondents and for such kind indulgence to myself I thank them. I must also tender my thanks to the Editor for the liberty he has invariably allowed me and it is with a considerable degree of satisfaction that I am able to say not any of the notes have been consigned to that horrible repository the W.P.B. Heartily wishing the Waiboa Bell all the succesa it deserves allow me once more to say a farewell from— 1 The Wanderer.’