ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

Wellington Independent, Volume XVII, Issue 1761, 2 September 1862, Page 2

ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

(To the Editor of the Independent.) Hon. Mr, Reader Wood. Dear Sib, — As I am not a scribe my letter to you shall be short. Surely a man in your exalted position in New Zealand should have the prescience, natural even to animals by instinct, without the help of reason, to look at both sides of a question, as man has a. great many advantages to learn little lessons from animate and inanimate creation. Did you ever, esteemed Sir, see pussy looking at herself in a glass ? If you did not, I did to my amusement and instruction also. Yes, when pussy saw herself in the glass, she looked at the other side to see what was there. But, lam afraid, when your worship chalked or notched £50, for the expense of each member of the House, of, which you have the honour of being Financier, and afterwards voted for jor ye'r-ain-sell £200 in addition to the ,£BOO you had before; I say again, 1 am afraid the facinating glass did not like puss, move your curiousity, by either instinct or reason to look at the other side of tho glass. I head one of the men who left, say, by the time he got home, it would be about nine shillings a-day to him, while you voted JE3 a-day to yourself all the year round. Forturia favet Fortibus — and, I foar also, there will be in the Province of AucklauJ a rod in pickle for you that neither bounce or any thing like pulpit buffonery will unsteep. No more at present, but, I conclude my letter, like the soldier's in olden times, letter commencing " I take this opportunity to let you know that this leaves me at present m good health, thank God for it, hoping and wishing this letter will find you enjoying the same, meantime, I am, Dear, Sir, Lookout. Wellington, September 1, 1863. (To the Editor of the Independent) September 1, 1862. Sib, — I could not help, on reading the letter signed "C " in your issue of Saturday, being struck with the generosity of the individual who had conceived this brilliant idea, for if he had only faith in Jiisjcommunication, would he not have gone himself and, when he had found the gold, have written to you of the fact, and applied tor the Government reward. There is, however, yet time for him to do this, and when he is tired of digging on the beach amongst seaweed and shells, I doubt not he will return a wiser if not a better man. Your'a sincerely, Common Sense.