Peter M’Tavish on the New Cabinet.

Southland Times, Issue 19919, 8 September 1906, Page 1

Peter M’Tavish on the New Cabinet.

"Jiupli'm, an’ whit ilao ye think 0 the new Cabinet, M ulster Jonas'.' "Cabinet, you call it. I'd say it was a chest of drawers."

"liools, man, yon're think in - o' "'at new kist ower Un'iv. I'm moanin' tinpolcetiral Cabinot. though, toy's, T\o mV' Uoot they'll a' bo drawers that's in it drawers o' big salaries. Xao Joot o lliut."

•• Well, r cau l, suy cxiicll.v. 1 suppos 1 it's all right."

"Uu aye, lull 1 ilinua hand wi the Single Taxer chap. lie'll gie US trouble. Hut it's a great place for Uinua daft bodies. There’s them that s daft on 1 > hiliition, they gel a job as a 'drawer ; and folks daft on Gubour, an' whusky, and sic like."

"Hut you're a but' bit that way your self, f’eter."

;‘Fogs ! D'ye moan I'lumi- whusky, or iint in general like*, i in inaisUy IVuhithis wliilo back—L am IhiUVeH, and how did that come about ‘V "Weel, it was tin- result o’ juw i»oUvlical convictions. ’ Ayu look oot for number out; '■—tluit s Hint 1 niichl ca. the fundyinontii o’ a* politics. '■■ That's bad for ibo colony, don't you think ?’* "Och ! 1 dimui kun. Soiino o’ than chaps hae dime the Colony a lot o' gold. They ken whit's gt'iid for the folks, aft’ the folks grim a wee ot tho liral dose ; by an’ bye it's a’ rioht !’ "Then yon believe in drastic laws 7 "1 div that. Nae man Ims a uiair drastic lawmaker than his ain wife, an the mail- drastieker sho is the inair he likes her. Funny, eh 7" "Ah. Peter, that's different "Xo a bit ! Wnmi yr fcfll't. ye canna smoko in the parlor, wed, yc iust gang oot lac tlie backdoor. Ve wiima say but that's rieht 7” "Hut with I’aiiiameiif. it's different-"

'■lH'od no- Nuo, whit about yer tinned \ ankoe beef an’ the like ? X wad hae a law tno keep oot a’ but the best food, I wad so.” ”In what way V”

"Ju jisl this wey. Instead o’ the folk bein' pusliionod wl’ puii - fushiouless tea. that wndna saitisfy a widdeu doll, wee bits o’ stick an’ big bitter loaves on’ sweepins—uye, an—an ” "Coupons ?”

Fech ! dinna anger mo. I wad compel everybody tao drink the best, on' wool ye ken that's just Iloudai Lanka Cock o' the North. Man, if everybody kent whit wis guid for Diem they Wiul tick uaetliiu’ else.”

” Oh, yes ! Hondai Lanka is superb. My wife uses nothing else.” ••Aye, an’ she’s gey poruicketty. It lias such a nice, fruity, rich taste, a sweet smell, and—weel, Hondai Lanka uye niaks mo feel the better o’t. Hut came awa ben an’ hao a cup o’t now. Folks are a’ gettia’ tae use it.andfogs ! it they keep on at the same rate thoro’ll be iiao need r q' a compulsory law, for everybody will be using it.- Impb’m 1”