DING! DING!

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 133, 12 April 1879, Page 2

DING! DING!

To tk Editor of tk Wairaiupa daily. Sir—l was shocked, I was startled by the irreverent remarks of your correspondent " Tabulation" in your last issue. Anyone who lias heard the beautiful hell of the Masterton Episcopal Church, must know that its recitals are not" ding dong," but" ding ding." How your correspondent could write about that bell under the low vulgar title of " ding dong" I am at a loss to conceive. The tone of our bell is pure" ding ding," our sermons are pure " ding ding" nor can I for a moment let it go forth to the world that there is any " ding dong" in connection with our Church or parson. I believe your correspondent must be that narrow-minded individual who refused to give a donation towards a new bell-rope which was urgently needed. For the sake of Church and steeple, For the sake of wicked people, For the sake of Mr T e, Let the hell ding, ding. I am, &c,, A Member oi" the Cosgiieoatios,

To the Editor of Ik Waisurai-a Daily. Sir,—How are the mighty fallen; What has become of the vaunted honors of the Borough Cricket Club ? Their laurels are in the dust; their courage is in their shoes; and their prestige a thing of the past. The victors are vanquished, and the boasters are dumb. Those who. once crowed like little bantam cocks are as mute as asses. Upon three occasions they havebeen easily and shamefully beaten by a scratch team from the Uppor Plain and Opaki Cricket Club, and what adds shame to defeat is the fact that, having arranged for another match before the close of the season, there is 011 their part a disinclination to test their strength or regain their honors, To be beaten is 110 disgrace; but to be beaten on a fair field and on an adequate footing, and sullenly and lazily to shirk another combat, does not betoken the manly spirit characteristic of a manly sport. There is evidently in the Borough Cricket Club a want of unanimity of action and determination of purpose, and energetic and enthusiastic play, without which success in the game can never be attained. Defeat, rightly viewed, should be a spur to greater achievements, and if it is not to have this effect upon the Borough Club, it may be safely said that they are bowled out. Less gas and more elbow greaso is the only remedy I can propose. I am, &c,, Courage. Masterton, April 10.