THE BOROUGH ELECTIONS.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 7464, 12 September 1892, Page 3

THE BOROUGH ELECTIONS.

thin ia as cheap as it is innocent and instructive, and will divert the mmd. A person will grow weary of any one amüsement, however intellectual ; so if their better feelings crave for variety, towards the warm weather, they might try the Second — Sit down on both feet ; by a sudden muscular movement throw one leg straight forward, instantly drawing it bnck again. Then, treat the other leg likewise. The admirable features of thia , gnme are good stimulating exercise, and they miy give it up when they are tired. It is called the ultra-Liberal frog dance. Third— Place several caps on the floor, about 18 inches apart, and hop between them backwards and forwards until thoroughly exhausted, and they feel as if a free invitation to a banquet would not be amiss. I think that this is enough. If your precocious young rehtive is ever placed in a similar predicament just let me know. I so dearly lovo to come to the relief of persons in distress. That and sleeping are the staple luxuries of my life, unless it be a consuming desire to write myself down M.L.C.

KO THE EDITOR. Sir, — The result of the late municipal election is very alarming. As the weal or woe of the nation depended on Thursday's contest, it would have been well had the electors taken the advice of your youthful contemporary, and put iv men of the " right color." But, alas ! They did not listen to the voice of the channer, and your young friend is plunged in despair. I hope he will be all right soon. " A fellow-feeling makes us wondrous kind," and in order to hasten his recovery, I give hirn a simple and innocent series of amüsements that h*ve no conseivative tendencies, and do not even (except on very rare occasions) suggest bad thoughts. lam sure if he will try then: they must prove beneficial : Ist— Place fifteen common chairs in a circle. If he does not happen to have that number, he could borrow them down the street. He knows. Let hirn invite his friend the poet and budding candidate for Mayor to sit down with him. Then let them move seat by seat from one another until they meet on the other side with a bump. Then let them reverse the order, coining back to their original position. Let them keep on at that until they are tired of it. You can see at a glance that