Correspondence.

Waikato Times, Volume VII, Issue 435, 2 March 1875, Page 2

Correspondence.

-w V ! To the Editor of the W AIKATO TIMEB. V Sir— -JSTo moderate language can adequately express to you with "what astonishment and indignation your remarks in tins morning's paper, on Sergt. ! H iid rich's recitation at our last concert, have been ! read by ihe whole settlement, and if your reporter could be identified, I am afraid that he would be' ; treated to language that would quite eclipse anyj thing he heard there. "- ! I herewith enclose you ah exact and literal copy | of tlie only parts of tlie piece which could be consi- ; dered in the least objectionable by the most fastiJ'dious, as all those who were present, about 100 in ! number can testily, and have, only to ask that in justice to Sergt. Hi idricb, a man much respected here, and by the whole of the Philarmonic Society i of winch he is a member. You will at once fairly J j comment upon them, and let the public know how I far we are guilty of the very grave charges brought j against us. I. am Sir, yours &c. Eobt. D. L. Duffus. Stump Speech, given -by Sergt. Hildritch at the Concert Alexandra, on the 22nd February 1875. Bred'ren and Sist'ren, — I appear before you dis ebening as an 'unJar'nt 'ard'-shell minister,' and de text which, you sball find-on dis occasion, you will find under' 'der lids ob de l>ook and you will find de following observations. Viz : — Ye shall know a file and iil.ee. unto de mountains ob Hepudem". whar the Lion roareth and tine Wano--doodle 'owletb for'his first-born. Bred'ren and Sist'ren dar be young men here wat wears brass rings on dar fingers and lard on dar heads, and dar be elders here what as long as dere | forty cent, whisky and cigars lasts goes it till them. ! blind, but I say balub'd bred'ren and siet'ren take. i care when the* storm of Grease, fall upon you,, take care you don't go it alone and get uker'd.or else gnaw- a. file and _!■_*<• unto the mountains, of Hepsidem," , * _ '".! Now dar is more ont^ kind ob dAm-— *!<-»« -i_* Amyfy-i-rl _•■•>•_. lie f f .otvUim TTn.lalrt. . iM.ldpm. bi

peared on de Inst side ob Agt r Cietk. Dere was a man builta mill,,H*but dat man was a miserable shiner : &tid gave, nothpg to de church, and one night die raiiis „descen<s_d and de winds blew, and. when he lpok'd/ forth from de window in de morning he was'rit worth ;a dam. [We ht-ve published the above in order that those who were present may have an opportunity of calmly considering that which they apppar to have listened-to with plear ure. Propably blasphemous, is too strong an expression to apply to it, but we maintain that such productions are not edyfying and should certainly not be recited at entertainments of tJbe sort— Ed. W. 7.]