Beaumont.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1801, 11 December 1896, Page 5

Beaumont.

—_—^ — (lEOM OUR OWN CORKESPQNDENT.) The election ! Well, it is all over now, and one of the candidates can add the mystic letters M.H.it. after bis patronymic, whilst the other one can console himself with the knowledge that he made a splendid fight against a popular and tried politician. It came asi a surprise to many to see Mr Rawlins run his opponent so close, he being only 21 behind. Of coure. pretty weil a 1 the different localities in this electorate will pride themselves with being the. means of putting the Eon. Mr Larnach iu again, but I,take it this way, if Mr Rawlins had just a shade.more support in what may be termed his ' nin fireside,' viz., Beaumont and Mil ers Flat, it wouj i h.tve been all,'up' with the H.»u. Mr Larnach. Now that tat; election is all over you will, hear people saying ' Oa 1 toll you so, 1 kuew that Larnach would get in.' Allow me to te,l thoee people a Story that I heard soaif: years ago. A man, whose wife was addicted to the above saying, thought of a plan to get her to see how foolish ahe was at t.mes. One day ho came running into the house in a great state of excittment, and exclaimed ' Mary, Mary the c >v\s have gone and eateu up the oldgnnd.tone that was iu the yard. Back came' the wife's reply, ' I told you so, I told you so, I've often said that they would do it,.' Looking up, and seeing a broad smile ou his face, she thought of what she had aiid. It was enough. That was the last time she ever gave vent to these weds. Verb, sap, or as Josh BUling3 would say, nuf sed. Despite the strenuous efforts made by the Rev. Mr Isitt and others belonging to the Prohibition Paiiy, I am glad to say that they were completely out of the running in this electorate. There is no use talking, people will not stand anything in the shape of coeicion, and that is what Prohibition moans. The above party depended on the women's vote, but I know tor a fact that that vote is not a reliable one in this district. The women say that under the present system things are carried out fairly well, but with Prohibition it would encourage too much sly drinking, and they prefer things to be above board rather than under the baneful effects that would arise if Prohibition carried the day.