OUR LETTER BOX

Observer, Volume XIV, Issue 793, 10 March 1894, Page 24

OUR LETTER BOX

A Bemuek.v Cobbespondent. — Quite too personal to use.

SrECTATOE. — Story tougher than boardinghouse steak. Regretfully declined. A Gisbobnr Girl.— Always glad to oblige a lady. But really you ask too much. JJE)., Wellington.— Feeble old joke. Used up ages ago. It is only fie for the Old Men's Home now.

Veeitas. — "What a imm de plume to adopt —considering the nature of your letter ! There is not a syllable of truth in what you say.

Vobtex. -We have dealt with the New Australia idea more than once lately. Our advice iB : Stop where you are. You may go further and fare worse. Daist. — ' I Love Him So ' to hand. Sentiment good, versification shocking. If you really love him so don't tell him in verse. Break the news ito him in some other'way.

Venus. — Yes, ' Phiz ' still reads character from photos, but only privately now, (through the post). His fee for a good long reading, covering several sheets of paper, is two-and-six. Address Observer Office.

To Sevebax. Country Correspondents. — Several letters intended for insertion on ' Country Cousins ' Page arrived this week without headings or any clue to enable, us to discover where they came from. We were consequently unable to use. "

A Lichfield Correspondent. — You complain of non-insertion of . notes and charge us with 'ignoring' you. Dear Sir we ignore nobody unless there is good cause for doing so. v\ c have no reeolleciion of receiving the notes you refer to. Your last batch, just to hand, will go in as soon as possible. Annoyed. — Annoyed, are you ? So should we be if the man in the nexc house was learning the cornet and refused to discontinue practisiDg at tbe witching hour of night when requested. Have you a legal remedy ? We fear not. But there, is nothing to prevent your practising on a kerosene tin, in your room, when the cornet performance begins. Tbe neighbours might object, to be sure.