AN EYE FOR EVERYTHING

Mataura Ensign, Volume 7, Issue 368, 24 June 1884, Page 2

AN EYE FOR EVERYTHING

By Cyclop. The Opposition are greatly riled at tly?; prospect of a dissolution. They . boil, over at the, assertion of thje ; (jrpverninent ;hat they couldn't form a Ministry. Mfli MaeahSrew very ' emphatically ■ ""del l^ed, that statement, .saying, -"Her Majesty a Opposition could form half a dozen \Governments easily:" That's just the point. They could form half a dozen Governments, but not otic, Tfi£hich happens tj? be ; what ye want. Tfi^e' Opposition are of . one mind, like the Irishman and his ~sri£Q, '* She wants to be masther^and so do jOi. ' I believe the thirty-seven who vbted for censuring the Government for taking' all they could get include all' those gentlemen who are not likely to return to the House. It is really very hard! for some hon. gentlemen, who; like the member for Wallace, have lived in» expecta; tion of I*2lo, to be cut of£ with hal± that amount or less. They would all likie to have stayed long enough to havje ! a' deceit claim to the full amount before tbeyr-bade* a last farewell to all their i ~ is v a.uppcw^rs!p "•^^ re s an* s eyeoii the 'loaves and -fishe^Of politics. He has contested three elections in order to sit about three days in Parliament. He must feel ! like the Greek brigand who, having shot a traveller, found only, a small onion in his . .pockets.. • "Hang it," said he, /' have I lost my shot for that blooming onion P" But what will be the position of Mr Locke, the newly elected for the place . that got Sir Julius to stand, and then jilted him? I see he is off post haste to reach Wellington before the dissolution. Will that enable., him to share equally with those who have borne the "burden and.heat of the day? • "'/■', Bttt the strangest position of all will be that of ; Sir Julius himself when he is elected for Ashburtbn — if that contest really comes off. ; The House will probably be already out of session before he can be elected. In that case, will he get nothing for his printed address- to ?Gisborne ? . ■ Jfothing.. for his telegraphed letter to the, * Lyt<te,lton Times ? ; ' ; jn owipg- 1 for his great speech at Ashburton made in defiance of gout ? • By the way, what disqualified Sir Julius in the Ashburtpn 1 contest? Giv ( e it ;up ? i Well, gout. He couldn't stand.' ' Sefe ? | For the general election Sjr. Julius I has and f ' will ftave. so many offers 4nd requisitions that they must be ..positively S embarf assing to so modest a man. "If all': the places that mention : him. only make their man. promise to support him hej will lead a' good 1 party. The general demand for Yogel suggests to my mind: another; little riddle. Why is Yogel like, a loan ?' Because thci £ol#nists tlmi£ 'he can be. so divided as! to give every place! the whole. ~ | Speaking of the East Cc#st election, 1 is it not a good example of poetical justice ? $cess wa? $*c only .mail «£ the thWeiwho would not retire to iiialce way for Vpgel. He was at the bottom of Mh poll, w]bch; everybody will say, served him rjight. Another thing is illustrated by that !elec T tion. A few years ago Sir George! had only to nominate a man to secure him a. respectable place. A green boy—^ole — go nominated, h.eat Sir R Wnitaller a %w" years' ago." "Now, however,' Sir George went to. Gisborne and majle a speech on purpose. to help Rees, and behold the result. The mighty have fallen. |apmiee pluck wherever is shown, q,nd so I mUst admire the Hey. Mr Langham, Wesleyan Missionary, of Fiji,! who with his mission boatjand a crew of his students" rescued 48 'poor coohes from the wreck of the Sjyria, whiph took place on his coast a' few' weeks ago. Tko TT.S.S.' Penguin; had been to the wreck and left it, being unable to render any assistance. The soa was described as boiling on the reef for half-a-milc all around the sshitp t ) All i honor to the bravo ! The rov. gentleman would be able $q preach/ the gospel wjth some effect to tho rescued m^n I fancy,