THAMES JOTTINGS.

Observer, Volume 1, Issue 26, 12 March 1881, Page 271

THAMES JOTTINGS.

— Mrs. Alexander's concert was a success. — At the dance afterwards, Miss N. Douglas was undoubtedly the most fascinating young ladypresent. — Her charming manner of refusing gentlemen a dunce was a subject of general comment. — Tommy Lawless was awfully elated at the result of the Carbine Championship Match. — The Te Aroha Miner has bust, and its editor, Jim Philp, has returned to the Thames. — " Sam " says he'll go for the man who put him in the Observer. Hope he will ! — The llev. S. J. Neill lias been laying down a " plan of salvation." Isn't it kind of him"? — People who went to the Catholic Church last Sunday were horrified at the awful mess made of the Credo. Parsons, what do you mean by it. — Last Sunday the liev. V. Lush gave out from the pulpit that £10 was owing to him for wages. " Truly the wages of sin is death." — There was no tintinahulating by an enthusiastic but misguided populace, on the return of the Star publisher with his bride. — I learn that it is the intention of Mr. Alexander Brodie, our much respected country chairman, to contest the Thames.at the next general election. — From Mr. Brodie's satisfactory conduct whilst acting in the capacity of County Chairman no better man could be found. — Some two or three hundred people assembled on the wharf on Wednesday, the 2nd iust., for the x»u."pose of giving- a suitable welcome to Mrs. Haiapson on her return to the Thames. — These people, among whom were the gentlemen who had charge of the soiree, to be given to the lady, stopped at each corner as they passed to the wharf, and sang in unmelodious strains, " Come to Jesus." — Mrs. Hampson is looked upon by a certain set of Thames people as being a second saviour of the world. — Fancy a mortal having the presumption to say that "if the peoplejdid not listen to her voice, she would bear witness against them on the Day of Judgment, when she was standing with Jesus." — On Sunday week an individual of the lower order of society stood outside the St. George's Church, and in a thoughtless moment lit his pipe. "Put that man out from the porch/ almost shrieked the reverend incumbent from his pulpit. — I would warn Auckland people against a country surveyor of prepossessing appearance, and girlish heart, who has a most interesting habit of issuing valueless cheques. A short time ago he let a grand specimen of a boniface "in " for £9. He also went to my friend T , and after borrowing £15 went to Auckland and straightway filed his schedule. — Beware of this man ! — I must now stop ; the drums are beating to quarters, to attend Mrs. Hampson, and I must off.