The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-03-09 00:00:00

" pashas attb flickers."

Sure u we cry "more light" ever so tnany bull's
eyes flash upon us from all directions. If instead of
bothering na they would sand their protests to the
Board (which, as a Board,does not read our fulmina.
Sons), they might gain their ends. R•ep st them till
it is done, my lamp-lighten. The post outside Mr. R.
Hardy's rdegran agency has been put back into the
angle of the wail just below. That is oeitainly • move
in the right direction, and promises well for the eternal
annihilation of two other posts outaide Purbeck Howe.
Hurrah, the posts are moving, trade is increaaing, and
Seven Holds is looking quite sublime in it. ridiculous-
ness. Meanwhile, arises a cry from the West End,
"Give us light, 0 ye locals, or we stumble."
A groat black dog, belonging to one of the visitors at
the Sanatorium, took a fancy to our trousers' we
rewarded him with a steam, Uwe which he haa Mind
a splendid hug, botooglag to lb. Victoria. Wo odds.

his owner to look after this four-footed friajA
rot vs shall, and both of them will lay for ~,72
Kiddie has just gone after him with a pea.,,hoo7tirt
lug, If Ido kestch en hell he a sopp., viezr. .
year.
0, here comes Kiddie. iv set ..f
over Ids happy face. '' 51anar,, tricy g':!!aiet
meake a testimonial agesn. It 'II 1,, to pa_`;',. 4
brewer, and 'II be a gloss. I iica z.y the I
zing *gem, to taste the ash) vroui "
ale, what • strange turn-over ti,, tra le el the
cans haikbad of late years iu this district ; an „Li
lord cannot be found through.,itt.iwaoapt
awl lb. Lbe houses are abasys changing hawk Th't'st,
change however, hai nothing to do with the belpilit
of troje. John Vps never enj .yed
to
the
and is °illy to, glad to give hia
attention ts a better pursuit. Kid Ile LA's me
new landlord will close on Sundsya alto4eth,r.
bud that out of 2.136 pubiicans in different towiu,'
valises' for their opinion on Sunday i.l 1,44
"Closie,'.4ls and 292 eatl ' A iiy .y
suit them." Such an overwhelming mai irity fii;'4
of Sunday closing was not what some leau.:2l
but which we are all glad to hear. l'he
6110,505 househol lers bein4 mugt,t on the sena ,
Lion 'withal in 54089 Yes,- 't
" Neutral." It is quite time we trie lin linds:Ad
Ii proving so successful in Ireland --the Silecy;7.
lug of publichouaes against al but /siiiir.iqc travellz
for even the workin4 men have 'Token with ue
breath on this iiuesti in, 10,627 being for the hill
1,190 against, and only 514 neutral, a in,joi by of
six t i one in favour of no temptatien on the (pull
day.

The weather beat forecaet,.though we
rivbt about the temp -rature. We sin ni voi4
pithy, lir the meteorol,,gical report has been aemill
but relish!e during he last week. .nir I.,,recast awl
—wind high, therm 'metier low, lei, rem ; in hick
seasonable March week.
Lotu,

John lista been moved to rhyme once more, th
carrier's home waA an old friend u 1 companion of 4,

THE OAKIIIIICB C.,LONIL
Zo the poor, wuld hoes be dead, John,
A tear I du sae in y' rye ;
A gm I. Weld z.ll'Veut he bin. Job.,
Au ye'et oft noad to I.
At., wonre he had • sleek-haired title,
Nan biter hoes ye walked bettor,
Up hail or dust o "twer an the tame,
Zo ere's • song to Curuel's frame.

Drough dusty Irene in &taunter. John.
WV h.t au' ship au' Lig r ,tlll
Drough routy rwoad in winter. John.
In wet and sheen an booth :
Ile panted up lwong Lsakton bill,
The drug er shrieked down Kin'ston-hill •
Up bill or down 'swer ail the admit..
ZJ 'ores • tt Cti'ners leatzie.

He d... 1 ha' hie rill o' kern, John,
An' •rom dirt ye Jed stub en eree.
H. dwl teake his share o' re-t, John,
There be no Lieut.., to 3e.
The ran er :wane Crow side to rde.
The sweat iled stream, the steam it
Up hill or doss 'titter all the zeiie„.
Z '.re's • song to Ci Fuel's leant,

" Brick " 'en nor " hatch" yell no more, Juba
liis worry an' work be all d-one; ,
wr collar on, by the way, John, -
'e
Good CJl'nel's r.ce was run.
By the way we all dap than, J ,itn,
Worn out et wiry not a. rk, Jo,.
Like poor wold hos., we .i Nil/ ,t, INIMo.
But 'ball we share wold C ,I'Lel's :taws I ,•;.47:'
Jut:.

Te the Fditor.
Sir,—lf " Lucie '' is at all aroosiint),l with the hshits d
some of the inhabitants of Swanase he ttAtiAt he asr.re
one which cau•es the deathdat 1.1 he lunch higher•
it ought to be, and over which no sanitary Inspection ms
feasibly hive sty c ntrol. It. scar ely nrc.,,,.,‘ lot
to say that it is not the habit of drinki: i; to mu. h ete
—I am, sir, your obedient servant,

[R,lice Inspection may be aalutLry an I unitary too. -
ED. I

To tht

Sir,--The enclosed is from the 'den ..1 th: harm
Anne Slargratha, which w. ft • 1,1 at lt.llard
Head, Swanage, January 24th, 1,•79.W1.1 ve
kindly insert if pinosible in tbil week's ape..?
I am, yours most respect.nlly,
awn) limy.

" Seale !ford. the ht of Fehruvt. Met

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"Dear parents, later su,l brother will kinly send pm
dear father and motor lay wattne.t 'lea% f eyeur led
which I receivel the 21t1. of January. I• ths.tag
to accept it al ,Ilifd ty, which was the day a year agog*
come 'o you. lam vary glad to h. sr, that y.i illore it
v-ry well and I can also t II you, that I hive ,t get
I feel, that 1 am +thole unworthy t re ive.l .o noy•
honor end even a f. r the t:.40,1e, y u hi?, had
for me. I saw .14,, of tour dear lotto., tha >ea Lam
s tuo • lett.r for about fur ninth. s no-, bit 1t,.,,
not had 'be pleasure t get ir„ which vtaild hare be-s a
mat joy earlier to hear Irony yot my .lear fa•ter aid
mother. that I love ii much. I can n d thank tea
tour', t, r the fre:ndly nereptaCe ' when we cant. theiss
to you in the rearing an I vaa Mar the dmib
and so to receive iv, ih 4 were for.t.na. I can no! ..tb
pa entire... eta them:his over the lo.c, which ,o.: mete
• h, and no. n the ilyors for UP. I W.. 11, that ti.e Wow*
of the God may follow to; bier on the earthy life, tad
when the travelling staff shall lay down, I hop., that the
doors of the la.aret, may he open for you, ao you opee it
for us the n.dgl t, which we came tope& that the Samos
will runt you with unclose arm, and say : c me ro tea Its
that love open your dour, for the foreign's, I vthl give yea
rest as they hare .lone it with the people. I can not lar.
g "ten him that closed hia doors for 11, thil neigh', which
we near had p di.hol I will with, that be will oPeolCs
doors forth,, treating man in the (wore time. erxl fare
give him I They eight cf Joy fellow's I have mules'
heart from since we were in L opion and ti ere 'aid then.
that 1 5h0,.1.1 g, t letter froiii them all, hut I hare get
none, CO Idin t ho iw if they leay.s or not. I ham
vp .ken with the eaothin for 10 month§ ago and I haw
had many letter, froni hitu. The captain has humid a
ship from 'lsbell and he sail. again from Atneries
Eoprope with earn. I would fain send you my phote-
grapi, but I belie, a, that you have • father and mothe's
heart for you' Cott to, that you only now may receive Illy
beet salutation'.. I have now tran.lated your lector os
, norwegi .n I coati .ge of a f rem!,the' will write this letter
in your own language. *Mel will be hotter for you to read.
I a ould fain 'mu dear mother and father again in this
world, but if I mar stand in the hands of the Got if it
should kthpen. I have not forgott.to at all my dear
Emily Annie. I wish her all good ,n this life. She has
not form tten the norwegian, that the loved so much. I
have her alwais in my thought.. vines I left you I are
very sorry to left you dear father and mother now, when
I have been together with you in the thoughts. I bag
you greet Mr. Corot no much fro,. Your son and all them,
that were so go at with tie I *obeli greet you frogs my
Ester and brother, that wish you all the good for which
you have done far me and I hope that yon will write to
me, when you bare time. I send you my thanks for the.
song, whieh I have received and I was *ere Owl. when I
saw It, I 0116)160 for once with the greeting from your
dear son _

" DANIEL CHILISTOPMIRSIN.'

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