, 1872-07-20
ITO be c~ontinued.)
To THE EDITOR OF HI est. CRolx AVIS
Mr.. Editor!

~ Ia 0OAAO1 OH III 4 Avn
Mr.. Editor!
Your friend, the Tidende, some time ago de-
lighted me and other constant readers with the
pr0verb: Ne sutor ultra crepidam, which, |
was told by a learned Thomasian, could be safe
ly rendered into our Crucian vernacular: Let
not the one that makes Colonial notes attempt
to make any thing of less intrinsic value, or
perhaps, by a stretch Of centralized Colonial in
%tellect, such as is developed in those notes, it
might be taken to signify that the subscriber,
your obedient servant, should not attempt, even
after having his honourable name Choctawed,
(Eiron into Ireon) to try his hand at Colonial
Matchmaking. Although | was, to tell you the
truth, a little cowed by this hint, if the latter
Interpretation be taken as the correct one, still
| cannot resist the temptation, which the last
number of the Tidende affords of rushing into
your valuable columns with a few short notes,
If you will give me a corner OF yOur space.
Note l. The Tidende takes upon itself to as
sert as its subjective opinion" that "GOv-
ernor Stakemann cannot be said to have ever
been a free AGENT Now, Mr.. Editor, hoWev-
crunch people may be trammelled Orshackled
in the 'Shaky island" I beg you to remem-
Der that this is a Colonial note) which is also
"the land of Governor Stakemann's ith,"
u0I6 al OG' OIOlA l4CdNCu udo maui uo1
Governors and all, agents free to good and
ill.,
Note 2. It is surprising to see the Tidende, af-
ter having been 50 religiOusly silent for a
whole year, indulge 10 such irreverent Ian
guage as this: "The influences of the pater-
nal despotism of the dark ages may still be
seen and felt in these more enlightened days"
Fie. Tidende! I am surprised at you, the
mouthpieoe of the "loyal island" Leave
such crude notions to those '%'eternal grum-
blers,'' the Crucians. Ne sutor etc.
Note 8. The Tidende thinks il Is q hopeful
sign that their new Governor makes certain
allowances for shortcomings ON former coca
sions, since it bespeakS a species of political
repentance and contrition, as Of a man who
has seen the error of his ways, and has re-
solved to sin no more" There are certain
old sinners who always relapse.
Note A. The Tidende has a good many good
excuses for Governor Stakemann's inactivity
on former occasians. There is no doubt that
he will now bring the whole influence of his
exalted position to bear in favor Of the III
dende's revised revision of the Colonial Law.
In that he will be following "the track traced
out by His Majesty's Commissioner ExtraOr-
%dinary.'' The Tidende goes into the thing in
SOOA loAbu
Note S. On the arrival of Governor Billie, Gov
ernor Stakemann was sent over among the
"bickering Crucians, until the formers sud-
den departure-sent also, perhaps, more in
mercy than in judgment"-the ingrates
Truly Governor Billie might say ct tai Q@oque
Brute.
Note 6. Ellis Governor Stakemann's) rule in
"the land OF his birth" will most likely
be a very short one, says the Tidende, and
if it be not only short, but possess also the
other quality of the asinine canter, there will
not be much left to be desired" What a
polite reception ! o tempora o mores f!
From the Crucian Seylla, he has fallen into
the Tidende's Charybdis.
Note Z. "His Exeellency has said that Govern
or Bille's views have been in all respects in
accordance with his own. | have no doubt
of the truth of the assertion, but how car
the Tidende "regret that there is so much
uncertainty regarding the precise nature Of
these views''? According to its own show
ing, "the great question now pending is the
revision of the Colonial Law, and the great
point in that is, of course, the annual tri,
butte. Has not, Governor Bile pronounced