THAMES TITILE TATTLE

Observer, Volume 2, Issue 32, 23 April 1881, Page 342

THAMES TITILE TATTLE

— The " Baron " is away in the Waikato. — Owing to the Volunteer Review, the streets have been bereft alike of wallflowers, and the busy workers in our human hive. — The energetic Secretary of the T.R.S.N. Co. was awfully jealous of Mr. H. because he robbed, him of his flame. — "George," the sly dog, never let anyone know that he was going to get spliced to "Lottie" until the deed was done. — There is a feeling of great satisfaction on the Thames at the result of the Te Aroha murder case, and general sympathy is felt for Procoffl, who was not too well treated by the prosecution. — The extract I refer to was a cut at Oshorne, for the action he took in the Harbour Board matter, and it is well-known the Mayor was guilty of a misstatemeut when he told Osborne he had voted for him." — At a Masonic banquet, held at the Governor Bowen, a few days ago, one of the brethren surprised his fellows by proposing the "Borough Council." Although not a customary toast it was allowed to pass. Mr. Wilkinson (Mayor-elect) returned thanks, and in the course of his remarks said: — " Brother Osborne has rendered me valuable assistance in the Council, but there have been times when the assistance of that brother has been withheld. He trusted it would not be the case ngain." There was great talk about the above extract from the Mayor's speech, and people expressed themselves as being astounded that a Mason should so for forget himself as to accuse a brother Mason of refusing to back up an untruth promulgated by himself, when the grand fabric of Masonry is built on truth as its great base. — A lady recently put an advertisement in the Star, which was as follows : — " Strayed Aivay -. Two Geese. Finder returning same will be rewarded." Could the advertisement have referred to Miss E. C. and her friend W., who had wandered \vp the classic, Kauaeranga. I trow not ! — The two young men who received sentence of six months' for purloining goods from the Pacific were in good S2>irits the day after their trial, and beguiled the time by singing, " What should make thee I sad, my duriling." They will be able to practise the Tonic Sol-fa in Mount Eden. — "Mick" and "Sam" thought they had had a soft thing on when they played " Billy" and the "Bishop" a hundred up. The latter, however, were the victors by CO points. " Sam," wonderful to relate, " never scored a ' lulu." ' Mick now tells the Duke that " Small men should never play billiards." — An awful amount of spooning was carried on on board the " Patiki," whilst making her trial trip to Te Aroha. Mrs. P., of Parawai, and a celebrated brewer, beguiled the weary hours spent on board with amorous converse ; and when the boat struck on a mudbank about 1 in the moruing, the lady and gentleman proceeded to the hotel through the bush. — Mr. A. A., the C.E., has a peculiar superstition as regards the bedroom he sleeps in when away from the bosom of his family. He dislikes evennumbers. And if he cannot get number 5 (for which he' is always anxious) he has to put up with any odd number. In view of his taking up his fixed residence in Grahamstown, mine host of the Pacific has been preparing the No. 5 bedroom. Some weeks ago A. inspected the apartment about ten in the morning. — The Thames Amateurs will appear on the boards at the Academy on the sth proximo, when the " Sorcerer" will be produced. The following is the cast, which, after much chopping and changing about, has been irrevocably fixed:— Alexis, Mr. H. Airey; Aline, Mrs. Kilgour ; Dr. Daley, Mr. G. P. Hilton ; Constance, Miss Eva Coney : Sir Marmaduke, Mr. J. E. Coney ; Lady San<jrrazure, Mrs. Corrigan ; John Wellington Wells, Mr 7 Willie Steward ; Mrs. Partlett (the neat and tidy 'widdy'). Mrs. J. E. Hawley ; Notary, Mr. G. Burgess. It is a great piece for amateurs to attempt— the "Sorcerer "—but I have no doubt that the " opera troupe," as they are called, will acquit themselves with credit. Mr. R.A.R. Owen is a cnpital conductor. His oxporience of stage matters is but limited, but his musical abilities make up for the deficiency. — The Thames resembles all towns in one respect. There are plenty of young men who allow their vanity to overstep the bounds of commr.i sense. An excellent example of this occurred on Thursday last. Mine Host of the Provincial had taken his gun as far as Tnrarn with the hope of getting some game. He was, however, disappointed, and returned with a boat load of "shags." Just before he arrived in Grahanistown j he was met by T. and his bull dog. T. was in ecstacies at the sight of the birds, as, to use his own words, " he had never before seen real grey ducks in New Zealand." "Joe was on for alark," and offered him a couple, saying-, "They'll do for Sunday's dinner." But T. was not satisfied with the ducks alone, for which he shouted for Joe and a whole crowd. " Lend me your gun, Joe, will you ?" said he. Joe lent him the gun, and T. walked down the main thoroughfare with the gun over his shoulder, and bearing the two shags in his hand. T. was rather abashed when he was informed of the real nature of th c birds, and th c cause of the laughter of sundry larrikins dawned upon him. He vows he'll not go shooting again, nor will he carry a borrowed gun down the street.