ENTRE NOUS.

Waikato Times, Volume XVI, Issue 1337, 25 January 1881, Page 3

ENTRE NOUS.

— The railway gates on the Kgaruawabia Bridge were nofc oarried avray by His 'Excellency's special.

The Y. B. looked very well in a white bell-topper and light tweed suit on Friday doing " homage."

— He -was a member of the Reception Committee.

— I don't think a wbite " billy-cock" hat is quite good form on such au occasion.

— Especially when worn by a representative of the people.

— I may, however, be hypercritical.

— His Worship tho Mayor wore a very pretty " button-hole" on Friday, and did the honours very well indeed.

— It was a pretty sight to sco the goodlooking T leading off the Cutillon on board the Delta the other evening.

— Those dark brown eyes play the dooco, I'm told.

— That in not n bad yarn from Hautapu anent the darlings, who go tn Jam die, with to pick their neighbours pMohes in the sea eon.

I hear the word " homaare," in a local in the "Waikato Timis of Thursday's iaaue, in connection with His Exoollouoy's reception, gave ott'once in a certain quaiter.

— Poor tbinjr !

—It is rumoured that a well-known member of the Cavalry Volunteers is indignant at his name not appearing as one of those inTited to form the escort to the Governor.

— Ho says he knows, his drill better than most of the corps., and was only once pitched 0->. the top of hit> helmet.

— And even then lie cxtiicated the opike without the ,ib«i.stnnoe of the corps.

Retrenchment is all very well, but I fail to see why railway carriages should not be lighted at night.

The railway cmployU on Saturday had to buy candle*, aud it was 10p.ro. when the train reached Hamilton.

I hear that strenuous endeavours are being made to hush up the Hamilton E ist; libel action.

— McCormick, however, docsu'c sco it.

— 801 l ib organibt nt the Prcobyterian Church.

— Henry has taken himself find his tenor there.

The walk is :t lonsr one these hot mornings, but it i- light to testify.

— Quito right

— Tho r.iihviiy ' mpl*U" picnic oil Saturday whb moit enjoyable. The ladies turned out in »k(^< .

— The Pai-non, "who is always there" when wanted, w.is the life ami soul of the concern.

— By-the-byc lie missed the train and rode all through Saturday -Sunday night, from Mercer to Hamilton, a distance of 50 miles, oftioi-itmg at Matins at S. Peter's, as fresh as a d.iis\ .

— What \\ ould country parsons in England think of tln^ ''.

I'm sorry that the ini!t:tn'/ marker is hurt at my remarks about him the other thy. The tiufch is not uln'-iys pleasant, inul after all .s.iiii, his style covers u multitude of ••in*.

— And he really ii a very u-jcful o«it of man.

—My good, but jolly friuud, T , on emerging from tlio Commorci.il the other evening, <i<ldre>bed a .string of the most jocular remarks to, as ho thought, an acquaintance yt;>ndiu<j; outhide.

— Ou lightiug: his pipe, he discovered that what he h.id mi-tiiken for lle.-li aud blood was mutely an empty beer-barrel.

"Why arc the reporters of the duily papers quite expunging the good old Saxon word " wife" fiom the language ■which they am inventing ? We road that the Premier ami /<<•> Imlij were met at the Station by the M.iyor, Colonel ftnnolf*, Alderman Biijrgi?, and Mr. To.idy, with their Ittdics. No mm who respects hi^ wife is ashamed to call her liis wife, and the' other absurd lugh-falutin' expression only reminds me of the old story of the footman requesting special admission to a *£isture-gallcry (on a day when it was cioW) for " the Archbishop's " lady," and tb.6 guardian replying that he was very ■orry, but "ho could not admit her eveu if she were Mi wif- 1 ."

— The Po^t-offieo at Cambridge) can hardly bo regarded us one of the ' ' lions' of that pretty township.

— The votaries of Lawn Tennis in Hamilton should tako some steps to protect the ladies from the rays of the sun.

— > The poor dear behind the bars looka Very melancholy.

— Sausages, until within the last few days, have beeu unprocurable in Hamilton.

— I'm told they're plentiful now.

— The extra tax on doge has become due.

— Blue Peter doesn't sufficiently' season his sausages, nor is the meat cut up fine enough.

— Indeed, they're Very poor .productions. ' PaOvre Diable.

to the E NT RE HtgHfJS column, which will aappear'r r ' voery Tuesday, are invited. They must be etUirely free from illnatured fifbrenc&j) mid as brief as 2>ossible.