Arrow Jottings.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 1833, 21 August 1891, Page 3

Arrow Jottings.

The much-vaunted Arbour Day at Arrowtown was a fiasco. Not the least preparation, and no attempt at the celebration of what reflecting people should view as an important local event. The only ones that appreciated it fully were the children of the public school, who were given a whole holiday, which they enjoyed to their hearts' content and many in a fashion less profitable than if they had been learning lessons at school. A few citizens naturally ask—Why was not some organization arranged in order to make the occasion one of profit and food for pleasant reflections hereafter ? We have ample room to plant many valuable trees. The hest site in the town is now empty, being used only for grazing a few horses, but, which, if planted would beautify, not only the township, but the school grounds. Further, the town has a piece of land specially allotted for this particular purpose. Why not then have used it? The sewing bee, for the bazaar in aid of St Paul's Church of England Arrow, is progressing. The movement at present is confined to a committee of ladies, who are industriously at work, and something very good and great may be expected shortly. On Saturday evening our usual calm atmosphere was disturbed by a rather alarming noise, resembling the approach of cannonade or an earthquake. It being bedtime several curned out to see the cause or to ascertain what was the matter, who lo ami behold, it was fouud that about twenty well-wishers had assembled with instruments (not the guitar or the harp, but empty kerosene tins), to welcome a *• young couple " who had just managed to get home from a pleasant drive after having tied the nuptial knot at the Registrar's office. The strains of the band kept up incesautly for some lengthened timewhen, there being no response of welcome from the inside, the intruder* discovered that the gay Lothiario, with his fair bride, had not settled down there but had sought refuge under the wing of his bride at her dovecote not far away and it was not long before the same sweet strains were heard outside that place of abode. Remonstrance was of little avail, (go away I have been visited before this eveniug) for the band kept up the refrain which could be heard afar off. Presently an apparition emerged from the door armed witn a poker, threatening a breach of the law, unless the freebooters dispersed, but it availed not. Consequently the night being cold and regimentals of the bridegroom thin, discretion was brought to bear blackmail was leved and the good wishes of the iutrmier3 were bestowed, and the meeting broke up.