TE AROHA. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Waikato Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1408, 12 July 1881, Page 2

TE AROHA. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

The general aspect of things including the weather is of a decidedly dull tint in this part of the world, a;id people's wits must soon participate in the general tone if things do not mend — theparaon will ba seen scratching his head and grinning through a horse collar for want of ideas, and the doctor will be found playing at chuck farthing in a cow-house with an own correspondent for lack of something to think about. 1 have been learning to play that noble musical instrument supposed to be David's lyre, but now generally known as the Jew's Harp, and there is every reason to believe, from the look of my landlady, that I have struck the right key to success in music if not to prosperity. I may be kicked out of doors and despised and rejected of men for my simple innocent love of the beautiful art of expressing my feelings, pouring out my soul I should say, on tke lyre of David ; but excelsior ! To descend to petty particulars of every day life, I am sorry to say that the opening of the Warden's Court is adjourned till the 20th inst., and we shall then, I believe, have been more than six weeks without any Court. Any gentleman with a weakness for absquatulating from his creditors will have every opportunity allowed him for so doing in Te Aroha. The law is very kind to criminals, but uncommonly hard upon the well-meaning law-abiding lot. The Patiki came in on Saturday night for a weekly visit. She appears to be acting on the strictly taihoa principle as well as others now, for whereas she was stated to have been built entirely for the Te Aroha trade, and it was promised at a certain festive occasion when jaws wagged rather recklessly may be, that she would pay Te Aroha a visit about three times or at all events twice a week, she now comes creeping in late on Saturday night, and occupies all the week with trade to Paeroa or elsewhere. This is all very prudent doubtless on the part of the directors, but it causes irregularities in. the delivery of mails and goods that are decidedly trying to us. Some of the old claims are , being pegged off by new working parties already, although Saturday was the date on which the certificate of abandonment was to be lodged, and we shall find a new life beginning, perhaps, after this date. Job's comforter sort of friends should think of Waitekauri, amongst other places, as an instance of how time works wonders in gold diggings, and how neglected places became rejuvenated, by just a little judicious' management and a little trifle of Vluck,< • There' will be another decided rush at Waitekauri, that has be?n abandoned for, several years as valueless,' and has suddenly jafforded one or two men finds" of "600 and 800' ounces in the course of a fey weeks.— [July ll,]