at his talking such nonsense to the lads ; but is not the fact that a human bruin , has evolved from itself such idea* as ho 'oxpr'eescc.l, %, singular physio'ogical Any other man finding himself in Mr Gibl s' position on Saturday, would have spoken differently. Standing on a plank and pointing to a few square yards of salt wator, he had reae<> i to feel proud, and was entitled to im'ulge in a little self-glorification, for ho was awaro that but for his superhuman efforts that water would still have formed a portion of the Great Pacific But he would havo addrcssod them in words of truth and soberness. He would have said, "My boys, I'll tell you how I camo to occupy this proud position in your midst When I first camo to Oamaru it was a very small place, and there was nothing doing; the country, you know, was only used for feeding sheep, and having grass to eat they didn't need bread. But a change, •a great change was at hand. Tho Government opened up the country, and ' sold the land. Tho land was bought by great Companies and by private indivi duals. Both Companies and individuals had lots of capital, and what was better, they wore not afraid to spend it in im proving their properties. And what was the result ? Men employed by tho land owners, tradesmen, ploughmen, and common laborers, camo trooping into town with big chequos in their pockots. Tho town grew rap ; dly ; customers be came plentiful ; I prospered ; all trades men prospered. Yen, my lads, but for the big landowners, I would not now bo, what lam proud to say I am— a retired, not a retiring, tradesman. Go back to the water and give splashes in honor of my benefactors, and yours — the big land owners." This i« what Mr Samuel Gibbs should have said— but didn't. Really, sir, any attempt to sow discord amongst us, by letting class against class, is to bo deprecated. Mr Gibbs can, of course, only make the attempt. But un fortunately, the same thing may be attempted by men of quite a different stamp, and succeod. A. Laird. Broadacres, Nov. 20.
