Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878] THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1892. OUR BOYS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4189, 11 August 1892, Page 2

Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878]

THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1892. OUR BOYS.

Beino the extended title an the Wairarapa Daily, with whioh it is identical,

We sketched theefcher day the earliest and most desirable typo of Young Colonist, his virtues and his weaknesses ; and we were obliged to admit that the type is becoming extinot through causes which we indicated. There are, however, other types of the Young Colonist; we fancy they have come to stay—and they are as much entitled to a public notice as tho pioneer squatter.

Tho second type of Young Colonist leaves Home, like the former, with funds supplied by his family ; but his capital rarely exceeds £SO, v \ ii h the iirst appearance of his whiskers, the young gentleman had shown himself a vicious fool, Tho University tiesrecommendedhispreraaluroretiiement from their cloistered precincts; and then the cruel load ot his utterly senseless debts came like an avalanche upon his father. After one stormy scene, the young hopeful found himself in possession of a saloon passage to New Zealand, a few five pound notes (most of which the purser cashed for him on board the vessel, at a heavy discount) and a parental promise of periodical future subsidies sufficient to keep him from starvation. In point of fact, £IOO a year is tho average sum paid by his family to a young colonist of this description, by way of ensuring his residence in the colonies.

Some men would, be cl|illed by thp prospect of seeing their kith and kin no more, But what are ties of affecr lion to such as this young man ? The fad who could rob his Bisters of their little heritage, nn.d cripple the hopes of his younger brothers,'that he might be the boon companion of strumpets and card?sharpers, forgets the paug of everlasting farewells in the joyous prospect of journeying, with money in his pocket, to a land where there arc, itis said, noreslraints, Blood thicker than water? Nonsense ; what is blood, oompared with brandy and water? Enough of this young colonist iwe all know him—the remittance man; the curso of our towns, tho habitue of our country lock-ups; to the very publicans he is a qualified boon. At last, by the grace of God, he |s found dead under a Uax-bush ; or he m»y"'be" jben cfaying at the curious visitor from behind'tile burs in a Government Lunatic Asylum. Unhappily, tbe type remains. One ruffian " gentleman " may die—but another arrives by steamer to take ins" place and do ]fi, corrupting work among'uj. ' '

One more typical Young fiolonist we must mention to make our category' Bptjiple-te," There 'is the man whose ctijmai .Cflnsijitp. in' thews and sinews, He is not it Government emigrant-with these we do not propose to deal-he is a steerage passenger who pays his way, and, like the upper-class colonist, he may be good or bad, If he is minded to be a good colonist, lie jg hjird to heat. Like ihe'Bjjiiattjr, [be. jyiljjprpees}' but', 'possibly bepause'hfs work js (ipggßsjrjiy s|o\yer, be dqes'i't more thoroughly,' To. bjtn tjifl polony becomes indebted I'or the theory an]} practice of colonial farming—which differs as much from farming at Home p jt is possible to imagine. He jMoß|'.ers, an/1 jyi proportion as hie prosperity grpws lip dgyelpp irjtfj a vigorous supporter of Conservative Government so-called. Whon lie dies, his praise is in all men's mouths as a man who wa3 always just, even if he was sometimes bard; as one who, if Jib bqastd now and then, had some jusiiJEibacion tor his pfill'-esteem. In doing' well imto''"himsel c f—a 'process which brings it to pas's that all'men weak well of him-ho hashelped the Colnpy atlarge; v : ' ■''. ' But take'- the other Bide of the : picture, look at t)ie Young Colonist'of tlie same station in life, who. has no ambitipn to tjowell. Like the "gentleiiian"'t(o whom we introdpsd our reji'dersatthebeginning'ofthisarticle,heiß ! 3, i\e'er-tIo-WGl); b,ut his methods and opportunities 'of wasting jjife and money have been different. Anyhow < the time comes when those who know

liim can do nothing more for him in Bnglnnd; and before he becomes what he would call "fly-blown" he ships for the colonio?, which nre (as everybody knows) puved with gold like the New Jerusalem, and where no mau: does, hard work, Well, this type.of colonist is rather tiresome, In the summer he swags it; and with impudent leeringface lie appears at our back doors asking for "tucker" at hours when the man of the house •is not at home, In pastoral districts of course he is a sun-downer; but sometimes ho condescends to turn shearer. During the winter months ho hangs about the lowest publichouses of.the cities, eking out his summer earnings by ways that aro dark, He.is in fact, an antipodean differentiation of the English "rough;" and as a free and independent voter, ho is an important factor in our elections. Indeed, under a " Liberal" Government there is reason to think that he has reached that" tide in the affairaof men which, taken at the flood, bads on to fortune "; and we await with anxious interest the developments of this typo of young colonist in tho near future. This much of typical colonists. We reserve for another day some account of the Young Colonial.