, 1892-12-21

about it wouldn't do any longer, and their
restlessness ended in two If them lsing push
ed out of the nest and being eaten up by a big
black cat that was proving slround. GeflapS
many would-be correspondents have 4 S1spl-
cion that if they began to jos.le about much
somebody or other would be pushed on u
the edge of the nest and risk becoming the
prey Of some big black cat. Occasionally
indeed a correspondent appears who would ito
an exceeding amount Of jostIing if we would
let him; but as we have a survey OF the
ground and know how it would end VITA hilu,
we persuade 'him to stop pecklng with his At
tie bill and pushing out his little wings, AM
keep himself snug. This, however, We must
say, very rarely happens. Generally Master
Dlcky Warbler gets his little flap round, and
if the other little Dickies AMI Jennles Hap nm
back, we'll, he hail better put up withlt betore
thew make things too warm Tor INN Tor be
sure they will wriggle under him and try to
hoist him on to the edge OF the nest, ald II ne
doesn't then close his hoax, aad his little
stumps Of wings close to his sides, he st.md9
a good chance OF going over to the Dig pIaeh
cat.
Now, although we have quoted he nest story
above and made some'use Of it, we don't be
lieve in it as an adequate representation OF
our position. even IN q small colony like
GdIlla CEuH. 1utlC 10 4'tDA ~" A01
we are apt to think, and it does us good -
stir about a little. The only thing is, tht
we must not. on the plea OF taking alltJle
exercise 50 manevre our beaks as opltetllIy
to poke them right into }hr eyes II some ot
the other warblers. If we viii only b. honest
there is room enough without annoying the
rest. To drop metaphor, we would say THAI
in our opinion subjects enough may be tounl
without r%esortiug to personalities. me ia9I
word has not been sal about che resources OF
the island. It may be that something car or
said for economy in the administrator of the
public fund, that is by those who have the
necessary knowledge l6'say IT. Is the SAINT
tarv condition Of our towns as good as ~
might be? What about Temp rance. wn2t
about othor reforms and prof ses f9r improve
mrnt? There are subjects enough, NO d'a1t.
but who will take the trouble to write about
them 3? Some do not think 1T worth VIII Ie.
some do not feel themselves alb e, others do
not believe that any good can come out OF nj
some ase timid and villa write If they ct,
shelter themselves under a..on je plum win
the certainty Of remaining f2r ever uuNao@n.
bnt will run no risk. Now when this springs
from real modesty we have a respect tor it:
hut when it springs f ON ,eifshuess, a desire
merely to shelter ones sell benin the editor
and let him take the brunt o any unptolSaut-
ness that may arise, we have no respect t}r
if. We do not see why a man who wants TO
call any official OF amy other person t. account
should not do it over his own meme Pro
bono %pubIic9" cannot be fo2od, but The
editor can, and must pa Up with mtl.fe,-
tations of annoyance from the attacked larson,
simply to shield Pro bon who o0ght 20
have had the manliness t. sign himself
William Smith or wnateye otaer nam
belongs to him. At the smI1 time i mus
bp.admitted that there arc )nmlllc t.'at IT,
newspapers where Anonymous wit NJ mlr
he an advantage, and that ti"ro are many
others where it does not matter at all whether
q man. uses his proper nama or a nom de
nlume, and where therefore n4 may Just ls
We use the latter.
Il seems TO us that there are three things
necessary to any one who wishes to contribute
to a newspaper. The first is, to have some
thing to say, the second IS to know how to
say It, in at least an Ineligible manner, and
the third, but not the least in Importance, is
to have an honest unselish purpose in saying
it. From correspondents having such quail
~ifcations as these it is always a pleasure to
hear.