WHISPERS FROM THE OTHER CHAP.

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1307, 20 April 1905, Page 3

WHISPERS FROM THE OTHER CHAP.

10 THB EDITOR, Hir, —After looking at the names of the Candidates, I asked the other chap what he thought of them.' "Well," says he, " taking them full and by 1 , as an old salt would say, I don't think they will set the plane on fire, Hnd don't'hink any nf the new men will be much improvement upon the old U'la" "Well/' Bays I, •'that is giod enough, but ow't you piok out any of them likely to make a name for themselvfs before another election gomes round ?' •' No. I oan'i," says he," but I'll ell yon ibis—there are two of the old members, who gay nothing, look wise, and think a lot, who will take a lot of beating, Then there is the man who is ilwayß ritdy 10 second the other fellow's proposition, and bsß been known to second the amendment as will. There are two good talking tmohines amongst the rest of the old members, but there is only one man who can take a dear atid intelligent view of things in general. The new candidates are mostly an unknown quantity, but I daresay there are some good men amongst thorn, and I fanoy there will be lively times going if ■ two of my particular friends are elected." " Oh, hang it all," says I, " can't you bo a little bit more particular in your opinions, and say who you are talking about. >Vho is your favourite for the Mayoralty ?" " Get out," says he, '■ you want to knotv too much all at once, and I think we'll sling this biz fot a while and go down and have a look at the baby show." Nuffsiid, and wo went.-I am,'eto„ The Orphan.