SPECIAL IPISTOL.

Inangahua Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1277, 28 May 1883, Page 2

SPECIAL IPISTOL.

*. Lambton Kay, Willinton, May Ist, 1883. I've been axed be numerous correspondents to explain the mainin 1 o 1 the telegram statin' that the Ministhry will soon be ray consthructed. Well, I don't care about rivailin' Kabinet saycrits, but I think that the time has arrived whin the rale facts o' the case should be made known, so they should. The way the rumor got about was as follows: — Some time ago, whin Mister Weston resigned his saite for Inangahoo, the Major axed Rolleston, Bryce, an mesilf to mate him at his house in ordhere to hould a private sayance. I thought it quare that our other collaigues wasn't invited, i but me wondlier was soon set at rest whin the Major addhressed us as follows : — " Now, boys, I've called ye together upon a very sayrious business so I have. Yer all aware that the counthry is gettin' purty tied ay us, an' I hear that Montgomery manes "fight"- Avhin the session begins. Me own private opinion is that we'll have a mighty hard job to hould our saits, an' so I've come to the conclusion that our wisist coorse to pursue is to ray-consthruct the Ministhry." "Begorra, I think yer right, Major," ses I, " but who's to go ?" " Well, Paddy," ses the Major, " there's no denyin' the fact that Misther Dick is not so popular as he was, an' it's time that himself an' Misther Connolly wor shuperannuated, so it is," ses he. ' "An' how about Watty Johnstone?" ' ses Misther Rolleston, " sure we can't ] do without him, at all, at all," ses he, " for faix he saves about a thousand a year aitch in givin' swarries an' parties, an' bankits, an' day-ght-ours" (Frinch) ses Misther Rolleston. Ay' coorse I am aware ay' his use in that rispect," ses the Major, '-but it's betther to be called mane than to lose our portfoleys, so it is," ses he. "Throth I quite agree with ye, Major," ses Misther Bryce. "We don't want rnin in the Government who hould offics on the strength o f . their sharapain, an' bluemonges, an onihrays (Frinch) ses he, "We want all the numbers o' the ; Kabinet to be sthrong mm. Now luck at me ! iverbody knows that I'm the sthrong man o 1 the Govermint," ses he. "An how did I become the I sthrong man that I am ?" ses he, "why, be provin' me valler on the tinted field at Paryhaky, an' other glorious frays" ses he " An' I've not ! got to the zinth o' me fame yit, for, be the piper that played afore Moses, [ I'll march right through the King connthry, as Bohey marched through I Booshia, so I will, d'ye mind that now," ses Misther Bryce. " Throth I know yer a grate warrior an' a bould hayro, Johnny, asthore," ses the Major, " but we want more grate mm in the Governmint, so we do," ses lie, "Now, pay attention to me plans. We want to pacify the Canterbury an' Otago numbers, an, so we'll give a portfoley to Wright o' Coleridge, an 1 another to Larnach o' the Pin-in-shu-la. Wright will carry Win- Williams an' a lot o' the other Cantherbury waverers with him, an' as Larnach is purty popular clown Scuth he may be able to twist a few votes round for us. Thin boys we must thry an' get Teddy Wakelield in for Inangahoo. Yer quite well aware ther's none o' yez, barrin' mesilf; that can spout an' browbait, an' sure Teddy is a born orathor, so he is," ses the | Major. Aft«r some further discussion, we agreed to the Major's plans, an' this is what lias given l'ise to the rumours about rayconsthruction. Knowin' that 1 have a grate inflooiiice with the boys on the Coast, the Major \ axed me to put in a word for Misther Wakefielcl, which I have clone. J