MR GRAHAM IN REPLY.

Southland Times, Issue 2091, 24 March 1875, Page 2

MR GRAHAM IN REPLY.

(to the editor of the times.) Sib, — I thought that I had finished Mr Roborts when I was at Riverton, as I gave him a, publio challenge in the Western S;ar to meet me on the public platlorm ; but ho chose not to meet me, but rather shrunk into his shell like a snail when its horns are touched, and then wrote a letter to the Western Star after I loft, which I replied to ; and then wiien the Star cloaed its columns to any more correspondence on the subject, heagun rids himself of some of his venom in the Tiin^s. I would not have answered the said letter, as it is beneath my notice to deal with suuh scurriious matter, but everybody is at a loss to know who Mr Roberts is, and as a. matter of public courtesy I give the information wanted. Mr Roberts belongs to Rirdrton j he professes to be a Christadolphian, but the body does not seem to accupt iiim as ono of their number. He is something like J. G. S. Grant in Dune Hn. He goes to evory public meeting — finds f.ult with everybody. It 19 only lately that he published a pamphlet of eight pages against the tier. Mr Ro=B, of Riverton, but being so personal—as Ids writings generally are— the rev. gentleman paid no attention to ic. Ha preten.ls t > be well posted up in Greek, but he was : awfu.ly sold the other day by a Mr Ciuaer.m j jiving him the loan of a Gaelic Testament, instead j of a Greek one, when the poor fellow did not j know the differeace. In conclusion, I may iufor.n Mr Roberts that ; his value of my abilities does nut soem to bo ! s.iarod by the electors in tue Western District, ; us they have asked me to sUnd f>r the General Assemb'y stt the coming election, iiiup^uditun to Mr Webat-.r.— l am, &0., { John Gbaham. I