TE AWAMUTU GOSSIP.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1981, 19 March 1885, Page 4

TE AWAMUTU GOSSIP.

TllEiinwlv elected licensing conimis-ionci-lnut D.i Monday, last to fmni tliemselu's into a comunttw find appoint a chiiimnn ; 'o now tlu-y .itc in hill r-wing for the |AuiiMi"i<>ntof ewl (lues ~e\il, when acting cn'iti.uy to licensing l.uvs 01 ; foi the pi aw of them th;it do well -as upright " Donif ice*,' 1 Sine 1 Hiy l<« s t a mcetiti^, of the lil>r.n \ c mimittco has iitfo'i held, Imt the know li cicjt* of it timing '>een lield m :ill I, a subscuber, know at picsMit. 'I'lio educ.itiu'ial commissioners met to m ike arrangement f«r tlio district sell >o] picnic. The cavalry baud ga\o the surplus funds they had in hand toevtend the picnic into a general one for the people, the day's amusement to wind up with a ball in the Public 1 1 oil. The distiict w.w dmded into sections, and mombeis of the committee t'.ld oh" to canvass each section for Mibbcuptions. With a few lemarkable excep tiou-«, the people responded to the solicitation to assist in such a manner as to pro\ c it would be no fault of theirs if the picnic was a failure. As the peoplu of To Awiuntitu aiftl its Miiiounding distiictt. enjoyed themselves with the children they must enjoy this dusciipttou with them also, for they ate of the e.ike, di ank of the tea, and romped round, until, enchanted with the happiness they h:ul helped to cioate, they Iv.came, for the tune being, children ugain in tlio exubuiance of their enjoyment. I nuke no apology for .1 slight repetition, or rather " encore 'of my previous anticipatory account of the proces sion, as it is necessary, for the better being of thi3 letter, to make a few remarks concerning it, based on fact The children as■embled iv front of tho sihnolhouse, and after a short lesson in physical education, foruiecf ""fives " and stood at " ease," while the band took up its position in front, " cbum-majored " by one of the educational com i n ib-s kmers. About fifty-five children wore present. Behind the band tho Union Jack of Old England towered high, and clapped its fluttering folds as if applauding the happy re-union. Several persons fell in behind, and marched on with the children. The procession, with the band playing, marched through the town, people standing in doorways or grouping at the cornel. s of the streets to see it pass, sonic taking a sly glance at it from behind the window-pane. The scene on the lecreation ground wax pleasant and lively. The band playing, children racing for excellent prizes, lings of young lads and lassies playing ciicular games of " Puss in Boots," " Miller Boys," "Gulch the Duck," and others, the names of which I know not, and as for describing the modaof pioceduro I could not. Men running handicap laces, playing football, lounging, l.v king, smoking, chatting and laughing. Visitois ever} where, on foot, on horseba.-k, in cuts, iv carnages, in perambulators, and in arms. 1 counted 2^o and then lost tally. The Minister of tlio .English church was piesent in tho iifteiu'inn. As he was tho only clergyman thcio T mentally gave him three chceM, and a little one for nis steiling thoroughbred pr ->d fellowship. Tug* of war took place, gills pulling, ropes bieaking, oh ! my ! fie ! lie ! »»uch shouting and laughing prolonging tho inoiriinent. Then the children singing mid the spell-bound people clapping in .ulmiiMtion of the hinging that made them feel the better for the heaiing; the childien pioudly hugging the prizes they had won, and tho people praising them until piouder tlioy bee-uno. Then the munching and the crunching of the luscious cakes and taits, and the .swilling and the drinking of tho leally splendid tea. Then the scramble for the lollies, and the yelling and tho crying of the tned little ones. The sitting on the grass to test tho photographer's skill, and tho little pleabant striving to get a foimost place. Then a stillness for a second, then a rush to hear the band. Thon the fall-in to go home, and the speeches to be heaid. Then " God Save tho fjueen " and cheers for everyone, chorussed as follows accompanied by tho band. Tho girls sang :—: — For he's a jolly good fellow. For he's a jolly good fellow. For lie's a jolly good fellow. And so say all of us. Tho boys sang :— For bhe's a jolly good giil, 0 ! For she's a jolly good girl, 0 ! For bho's a jolly good gul, O ! And fao .say all of v«. The weather slightly^ inclined to bo sulkily jealous, was mollified by the kisses of tlic.boistcrous zephyrs, and accepted their bmackin? salutes with a beaming paitinhty that shod its radiance all around. Tho ball in the evening was "tip-top." I have not decided on tho " Bello " vet, but if any of my lculois are paiticulaily anxious to know who tho "Beau" was, with blushing cheek and whi.speiing voice, I modestly inform them his naino was. ___ _____ ___ UILM. On a lark— Feathers. Why jjo i'ionj:i.k.s mabcii at the head or A niiGiMENT?— To " axo " the way. A Sclnk in a Police Court. — 4 You say you found this hank bill ?' ' Yea, your worship. 1 'And did you not restore it ?' ' I did. your worship.' 'To its owner ?' ' No, your worship— to circulation.' Little Tommy was entertaining one of his sistei's admirers until she appeaicd. "Don't you come to see my sister ?"lie inquired. " Yea, Tommy, that's what I come for." "You like her immensely, dont you ?" "Of course, I admire her very much. Don't you think she is nice?' 1 "Well, I have to. 'cause she's my sister ; but she thumps me pretty hard sometimes. But let's see you open your mouth ouce. Now, shut it tight till T count ten. There — I knowed you could do it?" "Why, Tommy, who said I couldn't?" "Oh nobody but Bistar." " What did she say ?" •' Well, she said you hadn't sense enough to keep your mouth shut, and I bet two big apples you had ; and you ha\ o haven't you?. And you'll make her stump up the apples; won't you?" Tho young man did not wait to see whether she would " stump up " o ; r not, Proverbs Abcht Women. — Proverbs about women are common in every language, but particularly so in tho East. Tn Japan they ejiy, " When the hen I crows, the' house goes to ruin," evidently an Eastern rendition of the grey mare. But in China, " A borstling woman and a crowing hen are neither fit for gods nor men ; while the Persians believe in adapting the meaus to the end, as indicated by the expression, "if you be cock, crow, if a hen, lay eggs." In Russia, "It never goes well when the lien crown," and another thought is peitinently expressed in the proverb, " The wife does not beat the husband, but her temper rules him." The Chinese, howe\et\ ha re perhaps the meanest saying about women ever written. "There arc ] two good women ; one dead, the other unborn." As an expression of confidence, however, it is closely pushed by the Bengalesc nation, "A perfect woman is ns raie as wings upon a cat, or air flowers, or rabbits horns, or tortoise hair ropes." Woman as a wife is not less the object of proverbial attention. The Talmnri says "Though tho wife lie little, bow down to her ;" that is, listen to her advice, while the Chinese say — " A good m.m will not beat his wife ;' a self-evi-dent proposition, the truth of which is not affected by tlio Persian, " A bad «vife is liko a fig tree growing on the wall " —which undermines it? walla by its roots. In China, " The widow is like a ritdderl(".s boat," and in Siam, " He who marries a wolf looks to the forest." In Russia, " A wife is not a guitar," which will be silent when you have done with it, while in Ceylon. "A wife is like the mornitK' flower "—to be tenderly handled. The Talmud, however, sums up the whole case— "God did not make woman from man's head, that she should rule over him ; nor from his feet, that she should be his slave; but from his side, that she should bo near his heart." The Test of Actual Trial. This is whnt proves tho merit of a preparation. 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