EKETAHUNA.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3191, 29 April 1889, Page 2

EKETAHUNA.

(From Out Own Correspondent), April 27^L We are getting EketaLuna weafflP* just how, high winds and plenty of ■' rain, and as usual, plenty of mudi The event of the week has beor»_ the supper given tomio of our highlyjj esteemed and respected residents pre-' vious -to bis leaving for fresh fields and pastures new, by a small but very select party of. sympathisers. No one but mombers of the Eketa. ■ buna Tipplers Ohib were invited, A large room was lakeii for the occasion, and the said room was very tastefully decorated by corned beef and cabbage, ox tongue and potatoes, mashed tar- ■- nips and pickled pork ; entrees, buns, tarts, and new-made bread, A spare. / part of the table was decorated with , '. bottles of beer, do, porter, do. stout, gin, whiskey, and old Toth; last, bat not least at the bead .of (he (able, . facing the Chairman, a large bowl of rum punch. The departing'resident was .voted to tbo chair, and said: "Gentlemen I am happy to. see so many of my friends here. .A few ;jf; ■' you, 'I thought, were lost Society, Lheard that you bad i the 1.0.G.T, Your presence here., J , provea*the contrary. Youknow! that I am leaving the district, and, before departing I thought that'. I could not ■'" do better than to mark my apprecia- ' lien of the great help.yqu haveon& : and ail given me in'.disposing, of ;tny : ./:■<::!■ surplus cash was to here to : have' one glorious biist I Kofe>y-' you will enjoy yourselves -wire injj£'.H ; The toast of the evening was by said, I like to speak, I uWknbw what to; ■ ■ say. Lam not,usedtoapeakingitjK ■'-£.,

public. You all know tbo teat part of my life has been devoted to tho bottle, (hear hoar), however, I will do my best, You all know what wo have met here for, to bid farewell to our noble chairman (uproar), GentleAjl men, I, I, I must have a drink, I [ T*' nlwaya talk bettei after ono or two. Here's towards you, what wbb I going to say—Ah I we miss one - or two to help us in tho singing, I - allude to Harry Mee and Happy Jaok, With these few romarks, gentlemen, Inropose the toast, our noble Chairman." Mr— rising in a hurry, "JMr Chairman, before wo drink the toast I wish to say a word or two, I nni surprised my friend, the last speaker, did not say a littlo about tho noble character of our Chairman, has he not always spent his money freely. (He has.) Did he ever go to work as r , long as he had a bob to spend? ("No!" cheers,) Did he ever care for the paltry opinions of the public? (No! cheers, bravo.) Gentlemen,if you had seen bitn as I did last week on the road surrounded by a large and admiring audience of dusky ladies singing that grand old song, " Heie's to good old whiskey, drink it down," you would agree with me in that (you must excuse these tears, gentlemen and noblo Chairman) for he's a .& jolly good follow," ic, The Chairman jn response to the toast said, "Dear ' friends, I am proud to be a member of this society, I always epend my money as soon us I get it, and you know that I always treat ut friend. (Cheers, true for you.) I am only a new beginner, but I have done my best, no one can'stop me fro'm doing what I like with my own, lam a man now, (Cheers, bravo, so you are,) I was twenty-one last birthday, One gentleman remarked the abseneo of two of our friends. I telegraphed to Harry Mee, but got no reply. I feel grieved at the absence; you know I have been a friend to tho party. The other has taken a situation under 4 you, so I could not expect him, I expected a good many more to-night. It has been said thut lam done for here. I have still a pound or two. (Hear, hear.) With these fow remarks gentlemen, I take my sent." Tho company separated at an early hour in the morning,