KAIHU CLIPPINGS.

Wairoa Bell, Volume IV, Issue 151, 24 June 1892, Page 5

KAIHU CLIPPINGS.

[By Old Kaihxj.]

I see in a- late issue your correspondent ‘ Wanderer ’ is taking to task that talented young man, Councillor D -. He must be careful, a certain gentleman (?) whose “ Brazen Cheek and tough Bull-Hide ” is well known here has notified his intention of fighting for his bhoys. " Your up-river contemporary announced a few weeks since that he had the N. it. S. N". Co’s, balance sheet before him and in his next issue he would have some remarks to make thereon ; I have not seen those remarks yet. Surely a man who professes to have such a stern sense of duty, would not be bribed into silence by the concession they made him of carrying his papers freejfor what can we think of the spirit of a man who will not only accept hut will beg and sue for such a paltry favour from the people whom he has so abused and slandered. There was a story told of your friend while in the House thar I never believed till now, but after this I cau believe anything. It was when parties were evenly balanced and our short hornjjd friend had jumped the rail several times and eventually found Sir H Atkinson forming a ministry and himself on the wiong side of the fence. He then sent a message to Sir Hurry that he now saw the error of his ways and would Sir Harry give him a portfolio The answer was an emphatic No. So runs fhe story. Those widows aud orphans connected with the Osprey that your contemporary took su li an interest, in are now finding out that ‘* Eiue words butter no parsnips,” and {.bat you might as wtl try to bleed a stone as get money out of some people. I heard of a man who collected an account by asking for it across the road, Captain Tom should try that plan, he has a fine voice.

This place is assuming somewhat the appearance of a deserted village. People object to shiv in a ramshackle house, with broken fences at a rack rent and then to be dictated to by their Irish Landlord as to what medical man they shall employ and where they stiall purchase their tea and sugar. There are more houses here now than I have seen for years.