MR HOGAN ON THE POLITICAL SITUATION.

Bruce Herald, Volume XXXXIV, Issue 59, 29 June 1908, Page 2

MR HOGAN ON THE POLITICAL SITUATION.

(By A. C. Georgo). " Good marnin, Mr Hogan. Yer after bane very flash this marnin wid yer new clay pipe an' clane white pants." " I've bane apointed to a very impartint poosishun, Mr Riley, very impartint. I've bane apointed poolitical adviser to tlv Giver ment, and it wud be ondignilied fur a ii an av me standin. not to be dressed like a gintleman." "Oli, Mr Hogan, thin ye'll be wan iv thiin Givcrmint sarvints wid a large salary that kapes yersilf drawin av it an signin th' recate. Thin ye'll know where Mr Mickensie's goin to stani fur an if ye cun till me that, ye'll be wartky av yer poosishun." " An, shure, that's aisy, Mr Riley, but it's a.gh-reat secret, not even known be Mr Mickensie; but take it frim me, Mr Riley, he's goin' to stan fur th place he cun git in aisßyest, an he's causein a ghr-reat disturbance in findin out which wan." " I saw Mr Mickensie th other day, an' ses he : ' Hogan, I'm goin to stan fur Clutha !' ... " 'D'ye mane that ?' sez I. " ' I man it,' sez he. " ' Well,' sez I, ' fur the sake iv yer ghr-reat expareance an obility, shure I wudent like to see ye kilt entirely.' sez I. " ' D'ye mane that, Hogan ? thin I'll take a look* round," sez he. • "An he wint, Riley, an frightened th' divvle out iv every mimber south iv th Waitaki. He wint to th, Lakes an gave gran lictures to th people. Thin he wint to Bruce, an me frind Mr Ollan has had vishuns ever since. Thin he wint to all th other illustrates, an' ivery wan iv th numbers has taken a new komplaint known to th profeshun as Mickensie-itis. It's a very, sarious disorder. I'll rade ye th konfidenshall reparts on th sityuashun, Mr Riley, but kep it to yer self it's a ghr-reat secret.

" Here la wan frim Chalmers : 'Situashun very onsittle'd. A great etarm iv Mickensie iminent an it is feared that E. J. Ollen will be washed out in th deluge. Sthrongly recommend Mr Mickensie to th people iv Clutha. Ollan feelin very on well.—Router.' " An' this wan from Clutha : 'Every thing very quiet an paceful. All preparashuns made fur the threatenin Mickensie starm, which Is awaited wid konfidence.—Dooley.' " Kape that bit to yersilf, Mr Riley. "But listen to this wan frim Bruce, me frind. ' Weather kondishuns onsittled. Starms iv Mickensie an Chappie an Mason loomin in th diutance. Expect th Mason wan will pass over widout spindin itsilf, but th other two look very black an threatenin. Prayin that th 'Mickensie wan will pass over to Clutha, or Chalmers, or Taicri, or go to th divvle—innywhere but Bruce. Tryin to put th Chappie wan aft" its course so that it will spind itsilf in th Pooßific. Wired Massey lave sates as they are.—Hooligan.' " So, ye see, Mr Riley, th country is io a state iv ghr-reat poolitical onrest, which th Givermtnt niver laontlmplated fur a minit whin they took Mr Mickensie's seat away, an th onlv thing that will save a nashonal kalamity is fur thim to lave the electorates as they are. An sure th Giverment will rise suparer to th occashun an give pace to th poor sowls iv honorable mimbers."—Clutha Leader.