OUR NEW GOVERNOR.

Patea Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 966, 1 December 1882, Page 4

OUR NEW GOVERNOR.

A contributor to the Christchurch Telegraph relates the following 1 anecdotes of our coming Governor 41 During the preparations for the Adelaide Exhibition the Governor was a daily visitor to the grounds, taking great interest in the undertaking. On one occasion, one of M. Joubert’s youngsters, stationed at the gate, not knowing Sir William, refused him admittance. ‘ Oh, I’m the Governor,’ quoth Sir William. 4 You the Governor !’ said the cheeky youngster ; 4 I’ve seen the Governor come in his carriage and pair. It’s no good for an ordinary looking party like you to try and get round me !’ It was characteristic of Sir William that he paid the hoy his shilling, and afterwards asked his father to make him a present of it. Another incident which happened to Sir William Jervois at the Melbourne Exhibition is worth recording. Many of the people in Christchurch will remember the irrepressible Charlie who sold cement, the whycumtuopopinjicumtdairy, and other Yankee notions. The Governor, walking through the exhibition one day, stopped at Charlie’s stall, and was thus addressed by the lively Yankee, who, of course, did not know till afterwards whom he was addres sing, 4 Now, sir, come and try (ho indelible marking ink. You goes home to your missus, pulls up the tail of your coat (suiting the action to the wordj, writes \our name on it—Brown, Jones, nr Robinson, as the case may be—spits on it, and then says' to her, 4 Eh, old woman, that’s the way to mark your clothes ’ Tire Governor was so much amused with Charlie’s antics (hat lie bought a bottle of the marking ink, and on getting home, presented it to Lady Jervois, though whether with the words and action recommended by Charlie, history does not relate. And yet, for all his capacity of enjoying a joke at his own expense, no one ever dared to take a liberty with Sir -William Jervois, who thoroughly understands how to maintain the dignity of his office.”