Correspondence.

Waikato Times, Volume XII, Issue 993, 2 November 1878, Page 2

Correspondence.

Oar correspondence column* arc imp irt'lally open to all, but wa do not in, any wit// idintlfif oimelces with '■jprciiad therein.

THE CHUFFY SINNER. Sir, —For a thorough going villian the world has a certain amount of respect, and its hatred of him in a general was is not half so great as might be expected. The only material difference between the former and pickpocket or slippery thief is, that his, the chuft'y sinner's achievements have been of a much grander and more startling character, and have been productive of muoh more misery and mischief than those of his humbler' rivals. Some people are always ready to palliate the performances of the thorough-paced scoundrel, provided that his deeds have been executed in an unblushing and daring manner. The scribe, with several alias's, who lias been secretary to half-a-dozen of bubble companies, by means of winch thousands have been brought to beggary, has succeeded in feathering his own nest, while despoiling others, has certainly no reason for considering himself a social Pa iah. The fact that this chuft'y shmer lias, during his career, eloped with his friends wife, provided that he has done it in a dashing manner, does not appear to forfeit him the continuances of some of those preachers of morality, of whom the world is so fall, and who make an amount of noise which is not justified, by their acts. All this tends to one conclusion, viz., that some of these are liked on the score of their social ruthcr than their moral qualities and .tint t.lioy are ivxpoc.tod on account of what they arc able to perforin, little or any weight being attached tu the means by which they have obtained the position they occupy, that this is, a satisfactory state of thing*, i-) what I cannot pretend to say. But, as long as a love of o i»e, and a love of mammon continue t > be cultivated as they now are, I fear it will remain so. In this, as in otlnr acts of villany, the iniquity of the deed may become lost sight of in the brilliancy of the achievement, just as some are inclined to bcomc emulous Avhen they contemplate successful scoundi'cUwu, so ? also, are

the apt to be extremely disguested when they are brought face with misdoings which have failed to benefit the actor's. Ho is but a tame highwayman, indeed, that does the same thing by stratagem and design which the other does by force, but advises them to deliver up their accounts first, and their purses after. Pretentions and lies are the tool*''that ho works with, and he !gets his living by the drudgery of his conscience; I am, tfcc., ,■:■./ MEN'EIt QUELQU'US' TAR LB tfEZ. Tc Awamutu, Oct. 21, 1878. i?'° •■