Greatly to the amusement of a crowd of bystanders on the wharf yesterday, Mac the bellman gave vent to his feelings in characteristic fashion. The Kennedy was leaving with a larger number of passengers than usual, and among thorn some wandering star “professionals,” who have lately essayed to beguile the Westport public, and were then, as is the custom of their tribe, about to pay their bills with a flip of the foresail. Even Mac’s little account had not been squared, and so in sweet revenge he announced the facts in’ stentorian accents for the education of the passengers and all and sundry interested. It was nothing to Mac that printers, hotelkeepers, and the confiding public generally should be fleeced, but to bilk the bellman was the unkindcst cut of all, and his indignation boiled over,— | IFcstporf Times.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DUNST18730613.2.12.5
Bibliographic details
Dunstan Times, Issue 582, 13 June 1873, Page 2
Word Count
138Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 Dunstan Times, Issue 582, 13 June 1873, Page 2
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in