MELBOURNE GOSSIP.

Manawatu Times, Volume V, Issue 144, 28 May 1881, Page 2

MELBOURNE GOSSIP.

The speaker w*s iflu^nt*^he rat. tied over —^Ten andj|ix|ten and six, tjß^-and%Bi||i Fuil^p'^fetiquarian lore, aiid covered witifpftll|||e sacred signs arid symbols. ten and six." This was sppk&a£with confidence, after- the^ msthtfe^of a man who has 1 been posted up by an expert on a subject concerning which ho .preripusjy Jknew^ nothing. " They usel;hese m tirtircnlfrcl^yta^ll^t;*^ the money m;"; he-said m- a hesitaV "ting sort of *way7-like~one=»ho=l edia^j, he must -say something facetipus^and don't quite know what; £opyry faz the third i arid'l^fc^me^^ptt"»ti^'%f bpdy^make an advance ttn^ten^ntj--^ six." :This was f spo^etf m a tone half of entreaty" and naif- command.! f l They gfefe jalrqu^a,! arJTjjjnft a^day fop making them. That',s^ hbw I call sell it so cheap"-*fe ! Thi's -^as^n a- confi, dentiaV souti ( of{ •way //^ account for the apparently low price a^hHch^the^ article was about to do imocked down. " Hav^yoiyaTl done?'' He^e, ih,e Jone, /of the sp eater' s'-Yoice impr e»sed- yo,u J .according to your- fancy,! eithero(ritjtkr the idea that he was" entreating op ■ commanding, or 66iild iaot help r show.Tt ing his supreme xspn^ternpt for people so blindr.tq ■. itHeip..' '.ftwni :, interest that they would not adyafiice' another shilling. "' SoldfrrlOs i: .6d. f Pass, up th,Q next lot.". i\r-i<u.i> r -?■• ".'"""" The speaker now appeared' relieved and satisfied, and' ready to go over the 1 act agaiiTand^ again, -till ,hfi^a^ sold up the Exhibition, exhibits, building, organ;; fountain statues, grounds, and-e^ry^hiibg ;, >*nd every^. body belonging" td-it^provided h& could fir^d 5 Di'dderssigin^inj^e !"« commissipn,. , ; 7Perchfed on a table in*fthe^lndiaikcourt sidod[;the orator; 1 I4t bi&^ibovf was the indispensable clerk/ibookfjuv^ hand^ ! writing down 'thjenames^pfthef buyers' ' lid front ©£; him.ia , } womaiii was holding 7up a ib^.^l,v.,,eitnep fashioned by some cunning^orkmajn' with the same primitiy& ? jtc»ojts as ■ his. forefathers had dpne,bf fore for cen^' turies, or of thftrjtrue.j^rummage^ make. • 'Hbyf : this ; bx).^i o came' fa •[ be full of antiquarian lore, .or" wben s a, pagan temple, first acquired'tfieirjght. to be called a dhurch, is more than I can tell/ Perhaps Mr can enlighten us^ormayibe^he. ; onlT drew on his fertile imagination. If; the history of this I bowl is not to be. trusted- ' : how- many .more^histoiies ar& doubtful. ) .Qrahow fn^nylthjotisauda of articles • ; are »pt . altogether they appear, or'wiorth anything- 11 ' like whatTendorsa^k f oxthem . Wfe : mußifc no.t forget that an duction'eerSibusi-. ness is' to sell, as he is privileged ta say anything whioh^ccones Jntp_hi» head sp. ]t»uyere., T JJn-. doubtedly.many very useful" a rt^slp will be disposed of next few weeks at extremely l.ow. prices,. . so that those who are aixrat 'to'- fMr-. nish, have an excellent .opportunityif they only use m littlg JLudgment. But let,me not loose sight of my auctioneer. ' The coastarit; clatter of his' voice' had I ! attracted ftfound him, a truly .iniscellanep.userpwd. B3na, fide purchasers 1 appeared to be limited m number; and~itot- very- choica specimens of" humanjtyjin regard to, quality <v One. could easily detect, among the thrbb^.'of Mghtseers, idlers, and chilßreri;'^ r the people who. always' Kgo :ta, /auctjon , p sales."Whether Jew or Christian tney seem to be a aistinc't— a' hybrid race, ta which no other names-wilLapp.lyJmt Jewß and Philistines. |Ph© .moment an auctioneer moants his rosj^m everything within ? coOj-e^b^eco^^f a. prey unto the Israjelities, or f alii into, ihe hands otthe^hjlisti^e^^^mongthe crowd were afewla'diesand-ioma. men a cut above 'the I ' common herd x but these'itook ; so<E »rthe^ interest m, the? ; pupcee^ings .. ,tha.i?L they have, hitherto 4pne" inih'e J varrbußi B ide. shows. If J Lady ! Nbrmanby would bnW go "and make one. bid f^ar fccbina, poodle dog, how ; soon these sale* -wbiild becomeithe rage,^nd .^w the, banking accounts^ of the "weafthylords of creation 1 w-6u!d>suffer ! 1 : There is ho- dißpujjing,Jthe ( fa9t that Victoria's temple of science "arid'arfc has degeneratedin^q.anauctipn mart — a mock auction room— we may almost callit aibazaar,va public house^ , a, chea.p. restaurant, a huge store, for notions?' 'Tbii^eah' thete'-'obiainj 'ah^thmg* you -wantjilrom :»,, steam, engine, •- a -valuable -oil_.!pamting, \ suit of i.drawingrrppm furniture, a, rock-borer, or* a real Turkey fc^rpet, to a box of pills,.* pa.ir of slippers,, a knife cleaner ; avorying-doll, or a

cork-screw. Instead of that,deepru.ra, has: hitherto, characterisijd .] the' j^enteel classes, they too seem to be affected by; the vulgar : surroundings. Tha stately walk bis.aJtnost'dMappeared-,. and cha,ir« opposite the. piano, stand*, are. . no longer, m, constant" request. A spirit 6f r unrest aptiears Up \have. settled on all, such as comes'overmost people'^ho 0 !!^^!!!^^ to move to anbthe^ h^>uße»l ''I-!h'a\[e;iwnted ! what 1 might be the result should one. of th?. extravagant^ amusements ot our ancestors" be' r^vivedv I think there' is livery JittleidaSgeP.ofj that however.- -< QHie Jews and Philistines., seized' on ouriExhibjitipn .fgy a spoil 1 and a prey; and.they have stuck to, :it ever,: sin^e. . .sßepißnd'UpOTi^ it they will stick to.i,t so ,lpng "as 'Anere are any pi ! ci;i l ngs!lef^. ' Qtn^thjfcig can be said for them, "They * Neve* 5 allowthe grass torgro.w under their feet. Before^ th^hjfcVe? flnisK^P with one carcase they after anpthesr... The. Exhibition^has been" for them- such, a grand atore ifoiile of plunder that. &ey we setting ikvix mtetQ w«c^ t%

get up aneifeeftHdMHßfeT -.-EortiiekHece^lt. 1 , be it gaidtliejyar&nptvery^artioular I what, and the^nlyr<L ue st%* at^sg^' with them is—" '''iNdw/as^Carltbn' Gardens are % B/opfW'.^h* public, a gift JiWCWjlfrfiJhl' reserve andja^eqijeatjoup, ( g,romid r these insidious attempts of "the as-* raehtes and Philistines tojapoil us Egyptians^^oiiidAba putTdogjrn wk£i a strong hand at once for ever. Messrs M'Ooll, TBer*y.;.dinaa£Jd;,! having decided that Victoria 'is-to' become the Egypt of the r ftit ; u&e£ perhaps I may be pardon^ft Jl fb'r fajdifmitting the possibility of'j^ny-^|-* semblance bet weenij % those, .^w icc&d^ Egyptians of did ana ouriefees. 'If a huge tei^pladtadiK^djtoMrßew, and Berryibm,Tajgp?indicanal through thifough tfee s idese*rtst?qind 1 & giganfie system of irrigation wor^s, BU ch as j not one orMThTOhif ev6r j drfeamf! of under<iSggSL^£lM^3. justify carnpa|ifionf|,i JrsljouLi }ife "ifi: know what will be io •?.' JTaking all things into c <^on||dDra^on) I ajl gid~t so sure that we are so much more enlighted and better;i'^/'oatiijlihpße lEgyptians. When one -of their monarchrto'ok *?!Qbt}on into' his: hheard r that he i^M^tljEtil^tti^^amtd' op make a MfflmsMm'ef'B&i th>ir'; captires fe y^qsfe, L oif i . / w^nt,.Jßjnd ! did ..a, few days^work'tthemselyea/.-HThey-iat least hadsthe'iatisfactioTT'ofskno.wing. the exte^'^l; 1 <SW«^ <3ursetlj debt whllhjW^n^y^r^bejepkid, aiicd increased^ta jafeon^ ; whi.cK is . ,'. never likely to ba iaken: off; ho.^ can \ye. boast of^our -superior enlicfhtenment> - and libe?ef. E ff^ri^^f^Egypt puts 7 ' me m miM&f? 'dne'^thtn^we^ might - do-^r-follow the example .sft vus by the , peopb o|jj%rc^nt f sy ? .and c^irr^r out sucu_irrig^ion° works as are within ourreacirf " Concerning the^e I shall say something 'tn l rk'^ heki'Wfar. : ' •>;-~ T -oil.- «Bvkt>^jjO ■>-\w: \-