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Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1664, 6 March 1883, Page 2

hii HM6ff T 'o'F ''TE'tiw^ „ „' : ■» .. -yMITTU. , , [communicated.]

(Continued.) r '{< ± When 1 the pen "ofithfe! histforjatf < has rto chronicle times of severe distress and [hardships, theve is, little pleasure in the task — it is so now, and we shall be as brief ias possible.' \WWett Te lAvamutu t was subdued and conquered, and became «; «a possession^ &fJthe JBritiskniGrowiUthe (Victorious troops ,werp recalled, and the handful of heroic people Who were left to hold posscsgioiLof the phxce,^ had a hard and bittef"' straggle,' not' against those who had beeu driven, out— ?beyond a few fictitious paiiics the^jdid'ifqt giv^'fur.t!h l er| — b'u£ '^agaihsji^hri&a'tions 'df all' lfinds. StoroB"d.nd tnrdyisioiis' Had to be brought from the distant" town of Auckland, at enormous "eifcpense^ ilie carnage costiirg kohYeTrines* as* much as the original price of the goods. .!■•<,.•! i;...Ji !' Nolvly, however, that gallant- little band of settlers, true-to the traditions of iheiF racej surmoiintied and' overcame •> everjf,p.b3taple ; ja, :yipi t n np ; hill, RaJ^j ftqmjfj few, indeed, ga\sa uj>,j riigablja to continue the dreadful sfcrijgglpj j bu^ majority remain' to this day reaping the reward of th,eir ( ) rB<jup,fndous r 8<jup,fndous e^ertip,n^ /in -the; tremendously' enhanced value bf t th r e*ir~ mutu it has been indeed the survival of _ pfthefit&si 11 ";••«■ i. M-i^/,,. I The British flag'tyl6 J ats i 'bver no possession of Her Majesty where grander people can be found. Physically*,— morally, and (intellectually they are not to b % o equalled in ' the world. As a cityit is noted for its high oommerdiat^ jmorality, bankruptcy, that curse of jtnodern cities, being almost unknown. The crowded churches, which are always [increasing "-in' number, tfivtt 'conclusive evidence of the deeply rooted religious feeling of the inhabitants. The schools, presided over by teachers carefully selected for tlieir' ! power 101 l imparting their knowledge to their pupila, are thronged/ The magnificent library shows the massive intellectual character of the people,' its shelves are filled )with! jhM*e; and/.costly /VO^ujneSj-r a 1 vast hoard of learning which the visitqr wjill4o.wie)[l^pj;akead,vaqtagepf. / „ \ , , The leaders of ,ljh,Qlight{ ,i;i Te Awamutu are men of powerful and 1 original brain; . theyaireVlistiiignrshed by' their' keen incisive' witi 1 profound »aiul logical;,reasoning 'powers,t< 'brilliant '.and igldwing, :elocjixorice// tbe'y jJre 'hitellecttfal , giantai, indeed', " -of i" whom" 'theiofl fQllowers*rtayj^'by - f justly') -pro'iid) / arid/;, fthe; intense devotion which they display to-, wards their leaders.itfnot.tb'be<wontlered at, when we consider what manner of men they are. Sometiipes, indeed, the opposing currents of thought, rcomte ; into" collision ; i • bht af terwardß i they ,, flow q\x mHre calmly atid irresistably thanbpfpre, , kemingifo" father i fresh, atfongth ,-from the c'onflidfc o£ different opiuiohs. „t, j,. ,'/ i /'As a'pe'rtplethey'sceai to^be .intensely, musical ;the, visifor strolling ,out ( iin the even ingis enraptured tohe.^r ricfystrains qL melody/ •issiiinetfrom , almost every ly?use,' the^woA'derfuL,, blendingi.Qf, ; |nDumerable instruments and iucoinparabjo^oices must be Heard 'to •be lappveciated. They possess a' magnificent, band, and on fine, moonlight nights almost the whole population may be seen listening fa jttsentrancing strains as it plays on the' recreation grpund,,uear, the centra ,qf, the cjty • 'it iormgfa scene, of almosf;, u^ea^thly splendp»?,J t,he lofty^^npi^fain^jiiltlie back gipunjl, standing, ,out calji^ and clear m their, impressive, , grandeur^ k seeniing ''like ITlighty.guardiaiis^eepi^g ove^ihe fair city. ' '' u '^ '/'''' Bemoan ts of the former' inhabitants are;s]tiJi /sl^nking about the streets, but they are fant passing ««way.-i They/seemr to >be quite broken ' md • Vflapmtea a-nd awfejftr ickea by the gigantic' progress of '''their hm4uero¥a.'-'' /' >'/ t\ •'-.- . „ . „ JTf sn 'THeii a^'nVianight,' When, an imptessive ■KUaK'feHs'olver' tHe' city- and- everything is %hrdtiae'«l in 1 * re^oseY 'wheti 'the F cdlossal •brains' 'at&'resting' 'frotii' 'the » treme'ndo'us Strain 1 «'th'6day;'wbe4"^e^ bu'^y hands latia1 atia wfedry feetf 'are' still, 1 - wheb"'the"ldveiy eyes have closed, and the last'- strain*' of •music'has'' floated 1 awuj* 'Oti r 'the ''silvery Wetf'that ia' siieWtly'>'swe'ei)!iug"away i to the ocean, an emblem of the uncpnscidus lives resting beside it, for they are as silently .tf^sirig r 2waytffta r othe great ocean of eternity. Then the observant visitor wandering through the deserted streets listens and hears the echo of .-countless crowds df (the huitfaw .race* fthat are hastening from distabfc parts ok the world to bring their glory and their ric\f&&a& <ghip S 2pl®c^-^nger-wg to become, piti^epßiof^ this great city 'Wc^ukL^^rch^o-f %W> ! Warlk^and the and sees, not, perhaps, a pi^hty> l fhamifacturing townf'Mt' mfee'stilli' a'centre renow*®WJi«'fift|jfcdM« weaßh of 1 learning, an immense depot ofiwisdom, fromwbieh the whole-world shall draw in the world than, -t&e Tktfe}hM&tti s &/Qfi%y U¥aniuW,^DJ) it to the winds ancOiasten to liarethe

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