TWO SIDES TO EVERY QUESTION.

Manawatu Times, Volume X, Issue 135, 20 April 1881, Page 3

TWO SIDES TO EVERY QUESTION.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir,— I observe in your issue of the 13th inst., a paragraph from "Our own Correspondent" of Woodville. which calls for remarks on my part. The socalled settler being a journeyman blacksmith, who having lost a good permanent billet here through his own fault, has had to seek elsewhere for work, and having, so far as my knowledge goes, no further stake in this place than his wife and family. Before he left Woodville, I, as his landlord, having had quite sufficient annoyance from him as a weekly tenant, served him with the usual notice of a week, to quit and give up ssession, giving him to fully understand that it was not my intention to allow him to go and leave his wife and family here for an indefinite period, and I was defied both by himself and his wife to get poss sion before such time as suited themselves. The man left here about the first week in January, and I through, we wont say " brotherly love," but to give him a chance to act as a " man," took no further steps till the present month, and during that time only on two occasions made reference of the matter to his wife —once to ask his address, which was flatly refused, and once to enquire whether he had forwarded any rent money since his departure, which was answered in the negative. Considering the joke on his part had gone far enough, and wishing to get possession in order to put a decent tenant in the place (the matter of rent, although an important one, to me being out of the question at present, it being a ease of " breeks " and highlandman). I then took the measure, which, beyond creating a storm in a teapot here, and inducing the lady to attack me with a spade, vowing to knock my brains out, has had no other effect, as my "tenant" himself being about as "invulnerable" as "Our Correspondent" for instance, has taken no notice whatever. Regarding " brotherly love," it is a poor rule that will not work both ways ; but " Our Own " need not despair, as matters are now in train for evicting the lady, which will enable him to practically show his " brotherly love " to any extent he desires and his letter leads me to believe that he belongs to some " Society" and holding the position of D.R. or D F. of some sort, possibly both ; but if he retails to you all "some persons" say be will soon fill your father, which my letter threatens to do if not speedi y brought to a close, so I conclude by mentioning that as my name is wellknown by all parties interested, I ignore all impertinent busy-bodies, on that head, and sign as — Landlord. Woodville, April 18th, 1881.