CORRESPONDENCE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 30 December 1885, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

PJTJ MILE INCOG, To THE'EbITOR.

Mv Deab Mn Editor,—By some means or other it has sot wind that I shall pass through your delightful little town this evening, and I dread the result. I had a very narrow squeak for it the laßt time I went through, but fortunately I Sot off the "future accasion dodge." Now 1 am properly bowled out, and it is very amusing after promising Mrs that s)»e should not be disturbed on her journey through, the Bush'. We had purposely chosen this route, Mrs rrr—naturally thinking that a bush of suclfs Bize as the Forfcy-Mile would bo free from the everlasting " beautifully illuminated addresses." Some bush fiend, utterly ignoring the fact that Mrs —is with me, and, like myself, certainly expected to throw off business for the Christmas week, has sent the swift-footed messenger through 1 your town with the news that we are expected to arrive at 10 o'clock tonight, and leave at 7 to-morrow. I know the consequence, .1 jap'gee it sticking out a mile! The Glasgow Highlandnien, tho North of Ireland Scotchmen, and Jews, Turks, Infidels, and heretics, will make night hidflouti wjjj]} their" bjatherskije." 1 dread it! Fate presorve ma from the onslaught of these Caledonian Corkonlans. Surely, Mr Editor, with races, riots, and .sports going on all around, you cannot be in want of reading matter. Spare us at this time of the winter solstice, and \$ us depart in peace. But I dare not tfus| ypn to ,do so. ' My native wit has got me outoif many »sjm'ilar sora'pe (although, flerta}n}y, I neyer was stuck" up lyhen Mrs, wan with I»b), M it shall a'gafti. I have it I ha! ha! but Jdp not intend tp disclose, no, no. To-morrow, however, you may take a walk up to the residence of tho old identity at. Kuriipuni, and ask him the news, and who it was got out of the special train there. • Trusting to have fje p|ea|]iro of = seeing, you and youv celebrities but nnjy'in toy dreamland with a blessing on Mac t$ big breach of faith, •' -• ; "-"""'V'

1 remain, Yours as ever, " John Brown.' HARD MM. TOTfIE iEDITOE, ; Sir—We ffie. undersigned Volunteer competitors, who, at the invitation of the Waira'rapa Eifle Association arrived: on Monday evening last', and expectant; ii. a rising township like this no trouble ,'in finding ample accommodation, to our surprise, after trying the various hotels, were metw^iththe invariable answer, "All full up;' couldn't even give shakedowns." We feel sure that the scarcity.of accommodation', when a similar Rifle Association meeting takes place, instead of inducing

competitors to pay .your., township a visit, intending visitors would rather take a holiday elsewhere than tun the risk of the inconvenience :and' trouble of finding accommodation; We may add that as a last resource; we were directed to Mr. Phillips'Private Hotel, where eighteen of us were cordially welcomed and attended to during our short visit to our thorough satisfaction, and were it not for Mr Phillips' hospitality, to show which he ■considerably inconvenienced himself, we feel sure that instead of enjoying the pleasure we came to seek, we should have been very much disappointed with our visit. Weare, etc,- , L. W. Loveday, Capt. Wellington Guards. '' ! ■ .- E. Whitk, Lieut. Kaiwarra Rifles. ; ;Jas.Taiib, Liout. Wellington Rifles,. On behalf of ourselves and other Wellington competitors.