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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 2, Issue 144, 4 December 1877, Page 3

There is an old farmer by the name of Tom P—, who is famous, for nothing except the quantity of dirt that is always seen upon his person. One time he was taken sick, and a doctor was called in, who jrescibed, among other things, that he should have at once a warm bath. Tom rebelled at this ; but, upon being told that his life depended upon it, consented, and a tub of warm water was at once prepared by "his" better half into which was thrown a liberal quantity of soap. A rough towel jpme then procured, and the old lady commettced the task of cleaning, for once, at her lord and master. After working away for several minutes, her eyes were .attracted by something bright that shone through the dirt, and she worked away with a light in her eye that told of her Sy at the discovery. She exclaimed:—" addy I daddy! I'm glad the doctor told me to wash you for, if I live, here are them trousers that you lost two years ago. I can tell 'em by the buttons,."