A PAPANUI POTHER.

NZ Truth, Issue 115, 31 August 1907, Page 6

A PAPANUI POTHER.

All Over a Maiden Fair. The salubrious suburb of Papanui (Christchuroh.) may be small, but it has its usual happenings, including scandal of the usual sort, though there's not much of it. When a married man gets casting: goo-goo eyes at a maiden fair, or the maiden fair lets go both her optics at the in-the-bondage-for-life man the matter soon attracts attention, altbougli the pair may be quite oblivious of the -dainty fact. There is one individual m business there who is desirous of selling; out, or leasing his show, so it is alleged, and so cranky is he on the' grog question that it is his intention not to dispose of it to any one but ,a prohibitionist ! Could lunacy go any further? Well, that's the sort of early potato he is, but this by the way- The individual is married, but a pleasing bit-of-style came his way and he readily capitulated— the Wesleyan sinner that he is. The , lady ism't really what may be called good looking, but her frank and ready conver.sa'tiion has a piquancy, where mere -beauty palls. She has a .good natural air and a sprightliness of manner and merry laugh that hits the spot. Well, this store person MADE LOVE AT A GOOD BAT, and was going strong until his brother-in-law (his wife's brother) at Springston, or Springfield, or someplace of that name, got to hear of it, and he grew <cfiiite wild. He was angry m a double sense, partly on account of his sister who was being discarded m a manner of speakimg, m favor of this other hussy, and wholly because he loved this hussy herself, and he didn't want his brother-in-law, or any other person m pants fooling round her. He drove to Papanui, told his relative what he thought of him, and started, biffing him round the premises. In short he gave him such a doing that the plugged person threatened vengeance, and the whole business was to be threshed out m court, but an interfering individual with the best intentions m the world spoiled things by patching matters up. So things are quiescent at present. And the girl ? Well, she smiles inscrutably, and evidently doesn't care how much idiotic people wrangle over her. Salvarmy Capting Toomer waited upon Wellington Benevolent Trustees this week to correct the public impression that the leather-lunged religionists were making a good thine out of the 4d meals at the Harmy Hotel. The big drum contingent, he explained, were not anxious to continue th's form of accommodating the poor. If the hotel is discontinued the Lord's violent servants should also give up cadging for victuals and vegetables aaid old do' and money and other unoonsidered trifles, not only m the city but right throughout ths Wellington province. These things are obtained on the false pretence of giving them m charity at vhs hotel, and if a balance sheet oi receipts (all receipts) and expenditure were demanded, as it sh-oiiW l be dtmiamlcd m connection, with these establishments it would be found that the street bowlers are making too good a thing out of the hotel to abolish it. The 'organisation is also permitted to sweat fallen women m the name of religion ami morality, and most of the unfortunates prefer to .take it out is gaoL