WILLIAM BROWN AGAIN.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume I, Issue 54, 15 October 1887, Page 2

WILLIAM BROWN AGAIN.

A NOTORIOUS RASCAL IN COURT, THE BITER BIT. ANOTHER “ LAKE ” OF TROUBLE, " WAITING ” STILL. Gisdobne has had its William Brown, or more correctly speaking, its William Smith, an l the vagaries of the young gentleman who guild so many of our iradesmen wil remain fresh in the memory of all who watched the proceedings ol one who was suddenly lifted from a menial employment to the proud position of bestriding the thoroughbred Sparrow Hawk. William was not the man to make a splash on capital to hand, not he. Anyone could do that. He had expectations and traded royally on the fact, so much so indeed that his princely hospitality caused him to be the hero of the hour. Wa s he not received into society? Was not his hand grasped by his fellow man until his bosom heaved with the pride so natural to a man who has achieved mighty deeds ? Did he not visit the "Hot Lanes? " Was he not the envy of man, woman, and child ? Did he not ride the best of horses, and drink the best of wine, until he became as sleek as a racehorse ? Did not he distribute his paper with a generous hand ? And all on his expectations. Had we not occasion to be proud of our William ? and we were proud of him Now we have seen a desire on the part of some of our Gisborne tradesmen to hurry matters that should have been allowed to to take their slow natural course. Human nature is very distrustful, and nasty things began to be circulated about William, until he was surrounded hy an angry crowd: a crowd that had only a few days before been jealous of the attention bestowed upon the poor miserable victim beforej them. How had the mighty fallen ? The “ Hot Lakes ’ were in visible eruption. The sky presented a weird appearance, and when the “ burst up ” took place William was found to be on the broad of his back stripped of all of his earthly possessions. There was to be seen a number of vultures hovering around ready to pick up the crumbs. The bailiff was in the hands of the Philistines, if women can be described as such. But these things are too well known to need comment. Suffice it is to say that he eventually sought fresh fields and pastures new, and to Auckland our friend departed. Now, by a strange coinci. dent, a William Smith has been victimising the tradesmen there, and has been committed on two charges of fraud. The charges were for having two well-known Jews, in one instance for a dress suit and in the other for some furniture. In the first case William gave his cheque and received some hard cash back as change, and in the second he represented he was a commission agent. Of course William had no funds, and the consequence was that he was “jugged.” Now the circumstances of these cases remind one of the doings of “ our own William.” Not that we for one moment say that the two Williams are one and the same, and we would ask our readers not to connect them. But it is difficult to get the public not to form unjust conclusions. Our William, amongst others had a bank manager, th e Auckland William hid two Jews. May your days be long in the land Willi rm, an I may your counter, ane: be spared tojighten our darkness. A man of your capabilities should not be lost. Ycu will long be rememqered.