THE SIXPENCE YARN.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1637, 16 August 1887, Page 2

THE SIXPENCE YARN.

TO THS EDI-On. Sir.— Stale bread is very good for ohildren. It is a'so conducive to the health of invalid*- that ia if it Ii not too ■tale Full-grown healthy adults, however, like a smack of the new ; something that they can polish off with a little zest, and . at tbe Bams time with some relish. Aa a. rule they prefer net " hashes " or. any kind of food that has been doubly oooked, because of its tendency to bring on wasp-, ing and wailing within, as well as a washed down wlokerwork appearance withont.-— Say, Mister Editor why not put that: intelligent item about the sixpence ln the boy's throat and the Wesleya us In your advertising columns and make it a standing thing, it is rather rough work Sir, m theße bard times to have to eat stale bread and to read stale news aa well. Tell us anything, about ghosts, nomination* for Borongh Councillors, more politios, mad dogs, fighting cats, R.M. Court news, b.'rths, deaths, , marriages, anything ; tell us that even this ' critter ' of a earth on which we run, jump/ and whistle, Is going to ' bust,', but don t tell it us the second time, that Is twice over, because it makes us feel bad, I am, eto , Cask w. [It does occasionally happen that a " par " going the rounds turns up again through inadvertence iv the same columns. do not often sin m this way, however. —Ed.] ' ■'■ i ■;•• •■■,,;.