THE COUNCIL COLLEAGUES.
[By Anne E. Lectojk.] How will our West Coast Council, lors " shape" this session in our mag. nanimous Parliament? Will thet quaff their thre'penny together in the day time and share one cheroot casein the coffee room in the evening ? Oi has each been picturing in the recea the tints of his neighbor's proboscis, as in days of yore, with the view of preventing its worldly elevation ? Are we likely to hear of the parting chorm of " Auld Lang Syne" being partid pated in by the five at the closing dinner, or is there a greater likelihood of there being a " Pting" in one of the ante-chambors with the spectacled Speaker as Empire? The old mem. bers will probably work with thai unanimity for which they are alreadj famed, but it is the new element lam at a loss about. Kyunersley can scarcely feel at ease on the Government side of the House, under the protective wing of the loudly condemued Superintendent. Neither can he accept a table napkin from the so called " opposition," who on the last occasion provided for him only a repast of cold shoulder. Then there is the " coming man" from the Grey. If report be reliable we are to have another Don. A greater than the first. Not one of ordinary nomenclature, but a Don de.las Carreras; " A true Hidalgo free from every stain, Of Moor or Elruo Ijloocl to trace his acouice.i From the first Gothic gentleman of Spain!"! He has been known in the" south as member for Paroa, and is an expert in road making, which, if all be true that Greymouth says, is the one thing needful to make Nelson frse, prosperous, and happy, provided always Nelson will annex itself to the southern capital. Oft has he been seen with gaitered legs and spectacular eyes sling his satchel " brushing with hasty step! the dew away" to supervise the road gang of bis friend Hungerford of Hungerford bridge. Will the Charleston name be then outstripped? Will he be accepted as the lucky party in the formation of the Road Boards? Never. The cognomen belies it There's another hitch at once. Unanimity is impossible.
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Westport Times, Volume VI, Issue 964, 23 April 1872, Page 2
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364THE COUNCIL COLLEAGUES. Westport Times, Volume VI, Issue 964, 23 April 1872, Page 2
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