MILTON.

Otago Witness, Issue 1652, 21 July 1883, Page 13

MILTON.

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)

July 17. Hunt — The otago Hound', under the diioouou of Mr T.i"«art, L-avit the I olcoimiirlrn 1 eople -i day 's S;.ci6 about a*e-k <■»». Aiimi.b-i of t ,« Oune-.u. mem beisof the Club ace m :v led ti,c jaclt. at «1 sh.mc H .me ver\ god horaoanrihhip. Th- I' ca rulcm turned out in goo 1 ii»m'.«v, Th.> (omAle el merit however, being renuirl-aby small As a matte' 1 ot course *eveial«f tiie ho'Siinen showt-d th< ir onthu sia.min the sport by alighting on tho other hicJo of the hedireß and ditchoß in rather unnatural popitiona, not waiting to be carried over on tho back of their Steeds in the usual manner. ' Election.— Although the election has now been decided, there is still a largo amount of animosity manifested betweou tho different parties. One of our local poets expressed himeelf at considerable length in verse upon the subject. The poem, in manuscript form, has been widely circulated throughout tho district, and has caused no little excitement. As it may bo of interest, I append a few linos : — Who is this that comes from Toko, towering like some All thxfeares^f State upon him, trembling underneath the load ? . . . Mighty aro his form and features— never since the world began, , , Have the wandering sons of Adam ever gazed on such

(" Saul* the'-ugnty King of Israel, was a nothing unto him ; , , , „ , Even Simßon, st-pner and poweiful, he could rend from limb fr> li.i.b Who, th-n, is this rnish'y giant, now appeiringioour timu? Lo! i' is tho gseat U'DonU.l— the immo-tal king of lime. Surely, 'ie must be dc^cinded from the noble housu of Gatb, Who-o gieat chief a shepherd lad swept like a cobweb from bis path. As a hunter ho is mighty, even as Nimrod was of old, But the peaceful hare pursues he, not the lordly lion bold. Dogs of every kind ho loveth— dogs of high and low degree ; He ci'Ulu press them (o his bosom ; he could nurse them on his knee. Upon perusal of the above a person would naturally come 10 the conclu-ion that tho author was an ai-

mirer and Buppoiter of Mr M'Donald, but the remainder of the piece clearly shows that each is not the ewe. Mr M'Donald's supuorters are characterised as the " great unwash- d of Bruce," while the bon. gentleman himself is mentioned in anything but complimentary rhyme. Pottery. — Operations are going ahead at the Milton Potteryworkß. A second kilo was opened to-day, and found to be in excellent condition. There is every prospect of the industry being a su' cess. PIBCATOHY.— Large numbers of trout are daily seen in the Tokomairiro river, and the local anglers aro very sanguine of plenty of fith during the corning aoaßOn. HoRBB-TiMINO. —Mr John pewe, the celebrated horse-tamer, gave several exhibitions of his wonderful power in horue-t.amjng during last week. He was ft olerably well patronised.