ANSWER TO CORRESPONDENT.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XIV, Issue 35, 24 December 1886, Page 15

ANSWER TO CORRESPONDENT.

11 VULOAHIAN." — It is as plain as a pike-staff. The fault lies in the verb. As to the noun, it is mo3t appropriately associated with the missionary. The tent from time immemorial has been associated with holy people of all kinds, and no missionary could possibly object to be represented as residing iv that. Bat about the word " pitched "we are not so confident. There may be some irreverence connected with the idea of a missionary pitching anything whatever, except, of course, the personage whom it is his special privilege to pitch, and toss, and buffet in every manner, but he shall be nameless. If our correspondent will analyse the word '"pitched" he must, we think, acknowledge the justice of the charge brought against him. There are extreme depths of levity and vulgarity and all that is improper attached to the word, and it really should not be brought into contact with superior people. Rob the Grinder, for example, found the word " cove " very suitable to him, but Miss Tox would not hear of anything but " individual." There are obligations of language that should not by any means be violated.