DR TORREY ON MATRIMONY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12471, 30 September 1902, Page 3

DR TORREY ON MATRIMONY.

TO THE EDITOE. Sir, —Although, after 45 years' residence •in this colony, there is still the feeling within my breast which says: "Breathes there a man with soul so dead who never to himself hath said, 'This is my own, my native land'?" I feel proud of my country, not only at being a Scotchman, but also a native, of the- "Kingdom" of Tife. What makes my.blood boil, so to epeakj is at the Barnuins from Chicago, who have the cool audacity to stand up in the Garrison Hall and state that "Scotchmen have left' their wives in Scotland and have come out here looking for others." Shades of the early settletfs, what an insult! Instead of Dr Torrey' "fumbling" about in this country, he could be better employed in his own" country—Salt Lake especially,— where he would find any number of his countrymen living, not undw the palm trees, but with many wives.. While Dr Torrey is here, why doesn't he enlighten a, few of his hysterical subjects as to the number of wives which were run by King Solomonpoor unfortunate! His -wives were counted by the thousand. Think of that, Dr Torrey, and don't come around here again and malign the Scotch. My advice is that of Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.8.: " Stick to your desk and never go to sea." Your own country is quite big enough for you.—l am, "' KIEKCALDT.