THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1769, 6 November 1883, Page 3

THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.

l!Wru.u> of improving, the weather has boon steadily maintaining its bad character dm ing the past week. October was it thoicmirhJy unseasonable mouth, wot and euldbevmd pieeedent, and Isoveinbei, so f'n- nsouv ovpoiionce has gone, promises to be u'iv little better. Heavy thunder.stornis, accompanied by cold, biting winds, .seem to bo still tho older "f tho day A\ith bnef glimpses «>f -mii-lnno in between \lth<m»-htlu> famiets are not m need of Midi heavy doses of inoistiuo as w have tan m'ttm-, ...»d \wmlcl fcncitly jnefor w.uin, BLMii.il hliiracis, wo >«t li.no n«>t litMicl \eiy uuicU jruinihlms from then qn.utei. As .1 m.ittei of f.iot, thecw.p, appciii to luwo got on vory woll, except, vt c. mi so, Mich as lnno been s ( ,\\n on lm\]md" iniiK, Mibjocl to unindation. Lhe wheat, -.•noi.illv, looks xoivpioiiiismg, and pic-out' indications point to an o.u ly Immi'iO, u.n.inonc.M- about Unistmas. We h.no sren t^o i» tl)!^ MiuiH patches v Inch will, we tlii'ik, Iw lipo oi on hcfuio that tnno The holiday season, tlieiefoio, will occ m most moppoi Hmely this ywu. hof.u as fivut is cnuwnu'd, the season has been altogether xmfavorable. Nothing but apples ,uul pea;s seoni to have sui vned tho ottect-, of the bad weatlier. What blossoms weio sj)aied to the plum and ]ioach tices hv tne h.ul ami l.nn h.ne sviccumbed to the influence of the cold, (by, blighting winds of Octobei. The giapes wo ha\e -eon seem to ha\e -h.ned the sunc fate, \\ bile the ci op of goosobei nes w ill not, a\ c think, be so lai go as in many fonnor years. Iho gardens m nearly cxery ijist.inco.uolMCk«Jiu!, and as if the climatic conditions wxie not oD-.u-h, thel.nksli.no boon distinguishing themselves amongst the peas and young cabbage plants. Tho n.vtn es pi edict aw et suminoi and a dry autumn.

Hokum; Ua\ ii i. -v once ioined a league for tlic suppression ot " tips " to waitcis. Lunching ono day, lie bcg.vu to feel nuivcus as the time for paying the bill arrived, but finally inustcied courage to b ay, " William, lain vnryforyou jhiitl j haw joined the No tippcis. " W (41, Mr Mayhcu,' 1 answeiod William mildly, " as you aio an old customer, 1 don't mind tdlma yon th.it 1 have joined a ruin lot, too. We've bound ouibelvos to upset hot dishes by accident o\er the legs of stnvy cn&tomcrb."' " Wirn i-M Ai.i. Ov.'-An amusing incident lately oeeui rod at Mod ut. Upon the occasion ,vi .nn.ite.u di.mi.itic enteitiiimifiit, one ot tin- .nn.ituei^, li.iMiig to ii<smne a female ehauctci, oil his | moustache and wh^l eib. Upon naiade, on tho c\eniiig of the peiformance, the scM-soant-maior— a lathei stiict discipline i.in— failed to recognise the smoothfaced soldier, Mho, unconscious of hus alteied appeal ance, looked, as a good soldier should, straight hefoie him. (iicatly puzzled, the scigeant-in.ijor walked up to the aspirant for histi ionic honour and demanded his name. " John P., sir," was tlicicply. " What the— what do you mean? What have you been doing to yum self'/" '• Sh.ning, sir, for the perfounauce to-night."' " "By avliosc oidcr did shave ?" "Nobodvs, sir; I didn't a«U anybody" " Very well, private P —mind your paiade in front of tlu'adiut.mtto moirou lnoiniii" with 'e>n all mi again. '>u aic liable to ten days" dull tormaking away vith vJo\eiument piopcit) .