CORRESPONDENCE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1618, 25 February 1884, Page 3

CORRESPONDENCE.

TO THE EDITOR,

Snt,--My old man roso very hastily from his seat, aftec porusinw tho columns of the ! Daily- iiMtMday, and in doing , w almost Bent me flying, " "What's up 1" , said I. '! What's up," said ho, "why, jusi you road'McKeeverintlieWaira« rapa,' and then tell me what you think of this son of Keever iir thus' 'running a muok' against the way we ninna»eour Masterton business," "Well,John,dear, that is no reason why you should lose jour equanimity of totnpor and send mo flying across the room, as if I woro to blamo in Mr MoKeoverpenning auoh very choice language in word-painting our auctioneors, commission ngonta, lawyers, 1 Cm Council,' our streets, our gutters, etc." Then my John, now very affahlo, and putting on one of his facial expres- ; sions, which at one time (many years ago) used to make my heart leap from aide to side, as if it was going to force its way through my ilesli, said, "Now, Mary, just tell him what tho old women of Masterton think about him und his insulting inessago about our nsoful City Council, as this good, kind, sympathetic, humble individual calls it," Human naturo could not withstand this appeal, and na a result from it, I commenced writing at my first convenience, i.c, when my dear John had retired for tho night; and while writing I hear him in his disturbed slumbers grinding his teolh and muttering, "Hud I thatMc' hero, would I not—," I did not very distinctly hear what followed; it'wassomo words liko " 100 end." Well, I will not write it. Who is this gentleman that proposes wo should "get rid of the present Oily Council, and elect other* with some 1 go' in thorn !" I, in my simplicity, ask : Unto whom does this choice laiiguago refer? I may'be wrong in supposing that "Wellington" is the werd that ought to be substituted for "Mastenou." There, porhans, may bo somo force in the quo tation if applied tu Wellington, as for instance, the reclaimitirn works, wa'er works, and harbour works; mid yel ihia generous man, wlhbu nobleuoss of dis eernmont, gioitncaa of conception, comes among ns lo redtculo our Bmall, but nevertheless honest way of conducting our Corporate busiooss, and, must I add, thoughtlessness on his part, of the grand work ho might do if elected a member of the City Council, or n memV of the Harbor Board at Wellington. How does it happen that so great a luminary is not in the Council on mi ilia Harbor Board? My old man answers in his dream "They, ' the Wellingtonians,' will not have him,"' Now, if thai to a correct answor, and past events speak for themsolves, on this subject, I will leavo it so. and give McKeever an old woman's advice—When yon pay us another visit (we are always proud, and always must be, bocnuse you bring livilineßs amongst us when you visit us) please, do please, leave us to manago our own municipal matters m our own way, and then earn the respect of one old woman here I—Yours, &c, Mahy,