THE LOAFER IN THE STREET.

Press, Volume XXXV, Issue 4958, 4 July 1881, Page 3

THE LOAFER IN THE STREET.

The queition of dog poisoning is really MfOiniog a very serious aspect in the town of flhristchurcb, a d the worst part of the busiems is that it always happens that the best ios» a*e the ones to suffer. I have recently been told of a lady residing in a Chrittohurch suburb who habitually hae poisoned meat planted all over her garden, and has already ciujed the death of several really good dogs, notably an English pointer whose value it woold be hard to reckon. To get at such a canine Marchioness of Brinvilliere is not an easy borines3, it is bo hard to prove that the dog took the poison on the ground of the poisoner; but I remember a case here where the offence ivag proved, and where it cost the parly connected with the laying o£ the poieon, including costs, value of dogs mMStered, &?., juet about £70. I who write hare had four valuable dogs sent "to the majority" by strychnine, end I speak feelingly on the subject. These poisoning people. ghenld recollect that if a dog does damage, his owner can always be made to pay for it, and that in destroying a dcg he is robbing hie master of a good friend, whose real value in this world is just about twenty times that of Ms destroyer. A correspondent who has had an opportunity of reading Oaptain Hume's report to he Government on the "Hew Zealand Prisons," sends mc the following story from j the North in reference to the duties a prisoner may occasionally have to perform : — A young fellow was run in ; what for does aot appear, but anyhow he was a short sentence man. One day one of the warders belonging to the place where he waa incarcerated had occasion to go into the town to purchase some small article of ironmongery, for Government use, and the young fellow was told off to carry the luggage. This was very pleasant for him, being well known to all in tows, wearing his prison clothes and following the festive warder all over the place. If a man ie ordered hard labor, let him have it by all meant, but I should scarcely think this young man's job would coma under that heading. It was simply showing him up before hie friends and rubbing hie disgrace into h ; m in a style sever contemplated by these who drew up the regulations for prisoners and warders. It was good little Binke who recently started a new shop, where, he being a good tradesman, will do welL But trade must be pushed in these tames, and Binks waii on for pushing it. Oce day' another tradesman doing a very big business called cm him. Binks was away, but hearing who had called, and knowing that the man could put a lot in his way, he fled swiftly on his feet, like unto Joab'a brother Asahel, down to the emporium of the big man, who thus- addressed him •* j "Ah, Binls. 8o glad to see you. Juit put your name to this and fork out the sugar like I a pood fellow." It was a subscription-list for a Sunday School treat. Binks signed, astied up, and came baok a wiser if a sadder one. He expresses himself, however, of the opinion that the bread thus eaet upon the wat«» will return before many days. She was what is very rare in theae times, a ! good servant, and was accordingly highly thought of by her employers. It befel however that this good domeetio waa smitten with sickness, and the doctor on being called in recommended a glass of iced wine or beer per diem. His diagnosis proved ao correct that the domestic pulled round, but, thinking that a short holiday would do her good, she applied for leave, giving her boss her account. He said it wee quite correct, but he should Lave to oharge her for the ioed drinks (applied in her hours of sickness. The girl referred the case to her pape, who replied that if her employer persisted in the oharge he should summons him for selling drinks without a license. The gentleman passed on this, but now is very particular not to engage any eeiTsst likely to become an invalid or likely to require "spiritual aid." A triend from *he South writes mc word that in his neighborhood a new borough is to be formed, and a supposedly future councillor came rather to unexpected grief over the matter. Hβ had recently cold the Ctevernmeat a piece of land whereon to build a police "lioek-Up," and, strange to say, he was like the man who invented the gillotine, the first to be hoisted on bis own potard. Taking that ■light drop extra that is on the other side of the line marked sobriety, ho gofe looked up on Saturday night, and had to spend the following day in the confines of thaLock-Up moraliiing on the quaintnese of human affairs generally.

" Wanted, a smart boy to assist in a milk cart, and make himself generally useful on the farm. Apply, &<s." UTow what does this mean? I aQudeto the phrase " assist in a milk cart." Does the " imart boy " shovo in the milk, or what ? Your Kaikours correspondent writes I hope unintentionally—a very droll paragraph in a letter he sends in reference to the iPresbyteriane* eecond anniversary, the account of whioa he finishes thus: "Votee of thanks were pstsed to the choir and lady who presided at the harmonium, also to the ladies who provided the tea, and to the 'young pen' who kept them in hot mater." The italics are mine, but I only want to observe that the "young men's" behaviour seems to nave been a little singular to say the least of it.

USE THE SOD.

o*6 the rod; there's virtue in it, Give the whip its proper place; idle talk is worse than useless, Eril habiU grow apace. Bow require to be corrected Whan they do or utter wrong j Beit assured that evildoers Bread the eight of birch and thong. Pie the rod; let no false pity Caces your purpose to relent; .~«*t the culprit know your meaning When on reformation bent. >«t« the boys a thorough beating When the same they do deserve ; And Hay goon will learn with promptness All your mandates to observe. O*ethe rod; 'tis vastly better •To inflict a wholesome pain Than to foster greater evils By indulgence soft and vein. Whip the bays, but not in anger, list no evil passion rise; Self-control is always needed To secure the wiehed-for prize.

Use the rod: I well remember How it used to be applied Asa care for all offences, If the culprit lavgted or cried. Seeded still, let naught replace it, Modern tunes hare not improved, Moral suasion's all a fizzle, Ancieat customs stand approved.

Use the rod ; its *acred functions Are essential for th 6 child; Teach him strictly to obey you Minus pout or gesture wild. Spare no just or vise endearour To erafieate the wrong, Childiah faults must be uprooted By a process firm and strong. Uμ the rod j the wisest monarch epoke this precept to condole: the lad a eonnd eorreefcinir, Whip his bask and tare hie souL" By a Pontic School Tz&chbb. toOTe, aa will be seen from the aigna&v a publio school toaehar. fee ijhole Ido think I «oonld like to be a pn|ai ai hii chow.