WEEKLY WHISPERS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 8 February 1908, Page 2

WEEKLY WHISPERS.

2/ (litre's a kek in a'jvur owftj iniepeWtfo. .„*.. ,-..:, .%. Jm,faith, heHCprent it. _it... «,» ■ i ii . .: .' .; ; - — Bunjs-. ..Whon one. enters ivthe <OIA People's Home he wUI obs6l ; vc,_opicould- till lateJy ofeefve^a shallow pan of milk -with ■the>cream...floating onvit: ; CChere -being no safe, and |the of ithe .pan;,h# ing only avaqua.w.fc.U ••» t»cW»g ea^o iipfe.tftUit* the of the pan, the 1 Vftising dust and busy bes and the, fussy fly are apt to get in and stay there; but that is by the way. What one conjectures is why the jnilk is laid out in a shallow pan as in a dairy? The only supposition is that" thus the cream is won; DUt if it be the inmates' milk, who geta the cream? Is it used fcrf the old peoples tea? If so, their tea must "be very nice, whatever , luxuries tl% may flat sfiaffl; 4 flat tfo% alspj who gets t&e skiihme'd milk? Are hiilk ant cream all mixed ujj again after th& cream has taken the trouble.to if.sb ail da-y?. Perjonailyy fche does hot unWr-. S(aii?| AVhy, so^mujh trpvible^.is.tak^n fo lay out tne ihilk in, a shalloWt.'pa'n is}§n jugs would w!l lfcj4Bilj 1 .,i8 well after scalding.- Verb. sap. sun. • Cajfiiain Edwin's "rain "piobables" have not come offset; but one sdoes;«.ot "like to discourage .fiim... If h» only kcop oa long enough he will get there some jtoe ipernifig. Meantime, the country, is lv me inexorable grasp of a drought, from which it may not escape yet—perhaps not till the early winter, when the burnt off "feed" will not grow again-. Here in Nelson we are all dusty, musty, and thirsty. Presently, unless the rain comes, we may have to-do without our plunge bath in the morning; and already we anxiously boil our drinkingwater — such of us as use the cauldrilf comfort, that is to say. One has heard of the watched pot taking long to boil. But it- is nothing to holding on athirst and watching your hurriedly boiled watfer cool before, it is fit to drinfc By tfie Bye, boile.3 water is velvety unaerate'd. stuff, but it can be made auUe -paUfthßle it one will ta"ke the troußle to pour it froM vessel, to vessel for a time^-a 14 YiJiSee cocktail manufactsare— before pouring it 1 down the rett lffle 1 . , # # # • • Unrehearsed scene at a meeting of a Nelson local body (more or less in the nature of fact) :— *. . Poetical and eloquent member, in a \ peroration, somewhat misquoting ; Shakespeare: "There are more things . in Heaven and Earth, Horatio', than \ are dreamt of in your philosopny," i Chairman (on a point .of order)-: Members must address the Chair, and not other members individually. Explanations, somewhat in vain, followed\ Misprints often produce eurioii§ effects, as in the following extract fro.m a contemporary :— ''ln regard tb ifte" arrangement and serving of meals, the 'appointmepts' of the table should be oared fof i& order thai the eye may be charmed as well as the palate. A&bvfe all, the- palate and glass should be well' cleaned and brilliant, and hi wiped with a clean cloth just before being put on the table. " • ' ' I '.''■■ * * " * * * . ». \ ■ The. appended letter was written' by a French Canadian to an American manufacturer in Montreal: — mister T. J. Jones and companee, - Notre Dame stree^ Montreal, P.Q. 4 .Dear Sir: I receev de Sowin Macheene witch i buy from you alrite but for why yo don't send me no needels, what is de use of de macheene ' when She don't have no needels. iam loose, to me my kustomer sure ting by nphav*' I ing no needels and date not very pleasure for Me. Wat is de matter Wit ybu. mister. Jones and companee, is not my money so good like aUoaaer mail's-, you loose to. nie my .tra'ae and i am vereo anget for d'4t and now i tells you dat you are fools an no good mister T. J. Jones and companee. i send to yoa-back at wunce your macheene tomorro for shure bekawse you are such afoolishness peoples. yours respectful lee, J. P. St Denis. PS. — Since i rite dis letter i find de needels in 4e box, excuse to me^- " Those persons who niay be inclined to think that Mr P. S. M'Lean exaggerated when ho linked free love and hostility to the family with some lorms of 'whole hog' So- I ci'alism, may learn something by, con- J sidering the case of Mr Quelch, Social I ist advocate." says the Napier "Tele graph." *'Our cable messages recently informed us that Mr Harvey^ a Labour M.P., had declared that it was impossible for hfan to associate himself with a man like Mr Qpelch. We «ret some light -upon this, f rpra a report of a speech by Mr Quelch, -at Kentish Town, on November 7 lastas reported by the Birmingham Evening Dospatch' of a subsequent ' date. In that speech Mr Quelch is reported as saying: 'I. am in favour of free love -TOiat love" are we m favour of if we are not in favour of free love; I do want to abolish marriage. Ido want to see the whole system of society as at' present constituted Bwept away. . . We want no marriage bond. We want no bonds at all. \ve do want free love.' " • • •- • Passengers to Golden Bay by the : steamer Lady Barkly last* Monday " were the witnesses of acts of bravery which called ferth the admiration of all on board the steamer. The Barkly • called in at Tonga to pick up a passenger, who had come out in a boat. Inere was a heavy ground swell at the time, and while a portion of the railing which acts as' a bulwark was s removed to allow the passenger to get i on board, the steamer gave a lurch, and i a passenger named Rose, who was stand-' j ing on the hatchway, went overboard. ; being swept astern of the vessel. Mr , Wilkinson, who had rowed the boat containing the passenger fr^m the shore, , immediately dived into the water and * swam^to Rose's assistance/ It may seem I strange to those reading this account : that Mr Wilkinson did not take the ' boat to .the rescue ; but when it is ex- ' plained that the boat had been madt ] fast to the steamer, it will be seen that 1 valuable time would have been lost ie ' casting loos? the painter. Mr Wilkin 1 son succeeded in' reaching Rose, and sup- 1 ported him in the water, it being for- i tunate that Rose kept perfectly quiet ! and made no struggle whatever. . 4 -A third person's share in the proceedings has. now to bo recorded. Mr !\ N. Jones, who was a passenger by the Barkly, had at once taken in the serf- t rasness.pf sthe w position. As is well t known, $ff Jones is an old-time athlete, i but- he made the leap of his life on t Monday last wheh^he sprang from- the \ deck of the Bairkly. into the boa% along- ' side, at the same time ehbuting out, , "Let go th» painter!" By this time ' there was a gap of about 100 yards be- l tween the steamer and the men in the water, and the'pnly Jones reached the 7 men only just in tin^e. He supported Rose while Mr Wilkinson got into the boat, and then both hauled in Rose, I who was in a bad way. There can be r no doubt that Mr .Wilkinson averted a a fatality, and it is intended to bring his r action under the. notice of the proper authorities, while but for the promptitude o of Mr . Jones the consequences would a have been most serious. It may. be n mentioned that Tonga Bay is at times -fesfced with sharks, and a large one, <■ estimated to have been from 12 to 15 » feet long, was observed by those ashore J. to be swimming about at the spot where ■ the mishap occurred not more than five . p minutes after the Barkly had proceeded a| on her journey. Those sharks looked very st disappointed. . MOFUSSILITE.. * ' ■ ' -se In the Supreme Court at Welling-' ton, on tfie Ist inst., Mr Justice Button, T] Jii the application of Mr E. B: -Moore, ' granted letters of administration with >he will annexed pt the estate and. effect* ' )f George Brebner Noble, late of Nelson, " laker,' deceased, to Sarah M. Noble and - Jertrude Doris Noble. ■ ■ jj,. ' ■ * " Be Messrs Balme and Company have just «a ompleted, to the order* o£ Mr Buttle, -fi itthe Home' for Defectives at Bich- ™ aond, a waggonnette for the use of the lome. It is built on the most «p-to- Z% late principle, and is roomy and com- . ortable: Half the cost of the turn- >„' ut has been met by voluntary subscrip- ™J ions from sympathisers .in all parts of ??» he Dominion. . The vehicle will be a l * s reat acquisition to the Home.'- • , nw ■ ■■.'.. •:>:•'! :' r; ' .-•: .'' : ;■••- ' - "-:■--■■ !'' 'tra Messrs Levien and Rollet will hold a the lie' of curios on Tuesday next; the firm' of - Ico advert-% a list of stock sales, etc. ?