This year Sale is becoming, slower and more slow every day of its melancholy existence. It's enough to give people all, the ailments generated by everything that is vapid, drowsy, dull and stupid.

Can nobody step out of the miserable, selfish, stolid, chronic routine, and do something funny, admirable, or terrible. The Walhalla folk are much better off than we are - people do get killed and robbed there. They have a band too. Such a thing is impossible in, Sale, for either everybody would wish to play whether they could or not, or if they would not be permitted for want of the requisite skill, they would not come to listen, but snub those who did.

It's the same with singing; it’s the same with dancing, and positively I think presently it will be the same with praying. Will no one do something to make news ?

A fire would do for a short time. It would ruin somebody, for there is not the slightest preparation made to meet such an emergency, and it would be nice to talk about a good ruination, it would be nuts indeed ; or if somebody would kindly murder his mother, kick his father down stairs into the gutter, strangle his sisters, or cut his own throat, it would enable some of the people to, enjoy their teas.

An elopement would do at a pinch, or perhaps best of all if a lady who did not mind being talked about would go to church with something unusual on her hair. I say hair advisedly, for such, articles as bonnets are not worn on the head. Indeed the latter is of secondary consideration.

Judging by the little care taken of it, it would in some cases appear to be of very little value. Why, therefore, cannot some forward thinking person at least start a band for our entertainment.

The meeting which was to have been held on Thursday evening to concert means for the establishment of a brass band in Sale did not come off; at least only three or four persons attended, although many promised to be present.

This is highly characteristic of Sale people, who require an immense amount of pushing to move in anything, even to keep an appointment to time. The poor attendance was enough to cast a damp on the praiseworthy efforts of those (philanthropists we nearly said) who are endeavoring to provide a pleasant amusement for the public. We are glad however, that the "canna be bothered" sentiments of the gentlemen who promised to attend have not utterly extinguished the promoters of the scheme, and it has been arranged that the town should be canvassed not at once for money, but to ascertain the amount of support likely to be given in the formation of a band. It is to be hoped that for the credit of the town such an attempt will not be permitted to fall through for want of funds. If it does, then Sale, which has shown symptoms lately of resigning its pretentions to be considered the musical centre of Gippsland, may at once give way to other places having less population but more spirit.

We learn with pleasure that Mr G. Chapman Junior, has succeeded in organising a brass band in Sale, and that as soon as the instruments, which are now on the way, arrive from Melbourne practice will be  commencing.