Christmas Eve and the Band.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XVIII, Issue 1777, 30 December 1885, Page 3

Christmas Eve and the Band.

In u. hiV.inr of thr Stnndiird. Sir,,—lt was the general enquiry on Christina* eve. " Where is the Oreytown Land !” A, one of Lite instruments, 1 might say it was ;tr f.trillion to play at dilfufent' pliers litre ngi'ortf lire town ami try to make things , ‘ ly, and .-•■me of us had requested the ..er ins'iumeiil* to attend at 7 lit) for that i ttt;"o?e ihit the parable of the nutriage f -ast is brought to muni when ihc excuses ato heard, lire first bun says " I'm courting ■.; rung lady -uni tltc-r ■ foie 1 cannot come ; ” hot 1 fancy tnc young lady would think mote :o her beau it he bail assisted iu going out with us on such u*i occ.siou as the present. Another instrument, that evety one sees but vmv kw heat, says *• My gill is coming by train to-night, therefore I pray thco have tnc excused " Second Bari : “ I'm off to C.-nistchunjli, so I cannot come." lust Bui: fin obliged to go to Waiiteugn'' excused). Sophr Horn : “ 1 must look after business " (e.V'iisu!) Unfortunately we could not go into the highways, byways, hues and hedges and bring in instruments that would play, and these sweetheart-going instruments know this and it makes them independent—not to their credit though. I rent on, dr. “ Ono of those lust it. wonts that ver willing, but oftentimes weak through tiie non-attendance and independence of others."