PADDY MURPHY ON THE AMBITIOUS “TEDDY”

South Canterbury Times, Issue 3362, 12 January 1884, Page 2

PADDY MURPHY ON THE AMBITIOUS “TEDDY”

SPECIAL TILIGRAM. Lambton Kay, Willinton. January dtb, 1884. Begorra, I’ve no time at all, at all, on me hands this week to sind ye a pome or an ipistol, so I haven’t. Jurin’ the absinoe o’ the Major, the principal funcshions av Government have fallen upon the shouldhers av yer humble sarvint, for, betchune you an’ me, Misther Dick an’ Misther Connolly have to dipind a grate dail on me for advice on all important matthers. Afther a good dail av palaverin’ I’ve injooced me dear talinted young frind, Misther Wakefield, to contist the sait for Selwyn, so I have. Be the powers o’ Moll Kelly, the counthry has been goin’ to rack an' min since Teddy retired from public life, an’ ivery man with a spark of pathriotism in bis composition will offer up a farvint prayer for his riturn at the head o’ the poll, so that the counthry may be saved. So anxious am I that Teddy should be riturned, that I intind to go down to Selwyn an’ make a personal canvass for him meself, so I do. Nixt week, ye’ll get an ipistol from Leeston, where 1 intind to take up me quartbers jurin’ the contest. I’ve wrote to a lot o’ the boys there on his behalf, an’, be jabers, av they don’t riturn Teddy at the head o’ the poll there’ll be wigs on the green, so there will- Look out for nixt week. PADDY MURPHY. —-•* Public Opinion."