THE BILLIARD NUISANCE.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 774, 2 June 1877, Page VI

THE BILLIARD NUISANCE.

Sir iT -I was lately staying for a nighfc at an k telia one of our flourishing W.iikato township*. Abotn. te>) o'clock I tji*de iiqniry for the im nber of my bedroom, aad was shown iato" a olt.an and comfortably furnished apartment. Being somewhat weery and tired I «oon fell as'etip, but unfortunately my quarters were too near the Nlliard! rcom to allow of as/ fong renv»iaing m dreamy repe«e. The exoaing game o >nrM*nd6d Marked attention from ilie partita, uaiug the ques anJ tkeir admirers. "Lou>l toned ,l*nguaje, more expre«sive than elegant was occasionally indnlgei m, wluVh, added to the walking and sometimes stamping' accompaniment enlivened by tko oontii aous diok of the ivory comprised euch a raokett as , no oue oould sleep through, n»lee« inured by habit or predisposed by a soporific. 1 ara inclined to think from the efforts made by the proprietor of that house to promote the comfort of his customers, that he would be just bb,; well pleased if these gamesters would finish at reasonable hoard. But these infatuated beings, oaring only for their own gratifications, are selfishly heedless of the requirements of others, and se continue their feverish pastime until far m the morning. It ;waß ia Tain thit I again wooed the sweet goddess, she proved too coy nntil the hurtling sounds had ceaied, fchou only a a hurt time remained m which to recruit strength and vigor for the ensuing day. I believe, sir, you will agrea with me, that a lime should be drawn, somewhere, and that these tables Bhould either be closed at the same tima as the hotel or should only be allowed m buildings where they woald eeaie to be a nuisance to the travelling; public. Have the Lioeris- ! iug Justices bo voice m this matter?— i, am, &j., Livb amd Learn.