DRIVING ROUND CORNERS.
TO THK EDITOR OF THK PUSH:.. Sir,—Your correspondent ''Cockatoo " Is very polite to the pedestrian public ,f Christohurch, bub he is douhtlcss smarting under the injustice of not being allowed to kill or maim thorn at hia serono ploMurt, U is rascally of tho City Couucil and the gentlemen in blue to daro to prevent " Cookutoo " from running over the -women, and particularly the '* dotiug parents " with "brats" (well-mannorod "Cockatoo)* he should bo allowed to rush through the town and not be obliged to " nearly fracture his horse's jaw" by stoppiug too suddenly. What is human life beside via valuable time and his horse's jaw . Now, sir, I advise "Cockatoo" to walk nil through the town (it will not take him long), and save his horse's jaw,', or I guv "Cockatoo" fair warning that if ho trioa to run over tne 1 shall quito " fracture his horse's jaw," for I carry a stout, loaded oak walking stick, and the first horse that trios to run over mc I shall fetch one on the head, which will csuie the animal to shy and probably bolt in another direction, and "Cockatoo" will have only himself to thank for it, I strongly advi.o all male pedestrians, in defence ol their wives and " brats," to resort to this treatment of all such cowardly bullies. Though "Cockatoo" talks about "Cero. hill" aud "Cheapside," I fancy he ii i very provincial " Cockatoo," for if he had travelled much he would have lound that in all large cities—London, Sydney, kc-~ the vehicular trafßo is completely regulated by tho police. I Iv conclusion, I am very gkd to heat, that " Cockatoo " has " de-lined to driv« 1 through tho town more than ho can help." I sincerely hope that the town will be abls to survive the loss of his valuable prtsetios, but I am Bure that a large part of th< " town *' would be well pleased if they wen rid of all such as he.
Apologising for encroaching on you. space. —Yours, „0., A Pj-DBSTRIAN ON TIIE WahPaTß.
DRIVING ROUND CORNERS.
Press, Volume L, Issue 8677, 29 December 1893, Page 2
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