PIG STEALING.

Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1083, 3 June 1879, Page 3

PIG STEALING.

, Sir, Considering • the number of Constables in ahd around Hamilton, it is somewhat strange that their attention has not been drawn to the large number of (so called) wild pigs which have been caught in the- Tuhikararaea district, by a certain swamping party and their friends, and brought into Hamilton to dispose, of. The police must be aware that there are very few wild pigs in the delta, but those which have strayed from the nearest farms, and have still an owner. If a pig becomes common property directly it strays beyond its owners fence, then, so must sheep and cattle, and if the Hamilton Police wait a little longer, they will, doubtless, see Avild beef and mutton caught in the Tuhikaramea district, and brought into Hamilton, to sell. The large number of pigs which have lately been caught, has become generally kaown, and afresh pig hunting party started from Whatawhata, on Sunday last. However, the Constable of that township has been put upon the alert, and it is to be hoped that, at least, the Whatawhata pig hunters will have to show their authority for catching pigs upon private property.— I am, &c, A Sbitleb.

NG-ARUAWAHIA CORRESPON- , DENCE, Sib,—One might think, after reading " A Correspondent's " letter, in a late issue of the Waikato Times, that the millennium was at hand; and had actually commenced at Ngaruawahia. '' The gaol abolished," for lack of prisoners. The hospital locked up, and the lock-up turned into a respectable dAveJling-house. No case for a doctor even once a week, and nothing to do for the police. No one murdered for years, and not even a paltry row nor a drunkard to fine for two months, and such a state of things the' * old fellah," himself, confesses that he cannot understand. Truly this ' "Jerusalem is a happy place," If wc could but believe your correspondent ; but, worse luck, we cannot, because - we /mow that that letter was, written with an evil purpose, and inspired by the " old gentlemen," himself. The Milennium is not yet, nor is the Devil put in irons. He is still rampant* and roaming about, " breathing thrcatnings and slaughter " against the characters of all men and women. And it is high time somebody endeavoured to lay this evil spirit, before ho does any real harm, for some of the mud he throws about so indiscriminately, might stick, if ho is allowed to go on flinging unchecked. And to be guarded against, he should be known, especially to strangers, for, to them is he most dangerous. When he appears in the flesh, he does not exhibit the marks of the " Beast" about him; but, might easily be mistaken for a gentleman, or a Bishop. He hides his horns under his venerable locks, and bis tail is concealed by a long garment. His forehead is composed of gravity, while he laughs within • himself, to think how smoothly he has ] cosened the beholder! But his tongae and his fingers, like the tails of Samson's foxes, carry firebrands, and are enough to set a whole town in a flame. His apparent humbleness rivals Uriah Heap's, and his impudence, that of a Jackdaw. When disseminating his slanders, he changes his name with the changes of. the moon, but by whatever name, all his effusions bear tbe unmistakable impress of " Old Harry." The slim tail of this " spirit of evil" may be easily traced, meandering in and out of all kinds of imaginable and' unimaginable places. In and around our churches, our public schools, and public meetings; but, always' by the backway. And there are few individxials in ,this small town—publio or private—male or female, who have not, at one time or another, suffered from his silent but venomous, poison. But his great " Appolyon" are the police. And, to get 'those two men or, better still, discharged, he inMJj wearies in setting his snares. He ia-Tike a mosquito by night and the housefly by day: ever busy stinging the ear and tickling the nose. He disdains not to button-hole a tramp, and the ear of a Miaister of or a Prime Minister, are not above the reach of his whisperings. He is not only for over reporting, but urging others to assist him with his dirty work. All this, because these constables do their duty conscientiously and inoffensively, and thereby cheating the " devil of his dues." He once had a "familiar," whose over zeal in the conversion of women and children (into dog's-meat) attracted the attention of these two policemen, and they laid him low—hence the spite of the master. But he has many other fish on the gridiron, besides the constables. He is a keen observer, and often goes abroad observing human nature, and the " waste of public money" on the wharf. The contractor is a dainty, he would like to fox, but who is not to be had by him, and instead of catching Smith, he caught the piles. That turned him sick, and, afraid to die, he begins to sniff the sulphur in the breeze, and long for the

"Absolution Prayer," as if that would do him any good. If he doesn't die, he thinks he'll try the ohuroh again, but not the English Church. That mine he has worked out, all save eight or nine, and the lay preacher. Those he consider as good as got, and will fetoh t&em bye and bye.. But 100 Presbyterians are worth looking after, and he has already began to slaver over them, to smooth his swallow, but these Presbyterians have sharp noses, and smell the sulphur as well as he; and so they have nailed the horseshoe to their door, and he dare not enter. Is there a Priest who will give him absolution? Such an one as I have endeavoured to describe, is a great sinner, and has been a busy one, but he has laboured without thanks, talked without credit, lived without love, and will die without pity, save that many will say, 'twas a pity he died no sooner. It is not yet too late to mend. If he does not, he has nothing to expect b»t . v Betmstone. Ngaruawahia.

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