Idle Men.
(To the Editor of tho Times.) '■ With puny thing, A baby’s weapon,”
Sir,— “ Workman " has devoted time to watching others, who he alleges do not work. I would like to be his employer for about five minutes —after that he conld make arrangements for himself on the principle that it takes one sort of character to catch another of the same “ ilk.” “ Workman. ” becomes particularly evident. - Jje, oft the' ; surface, is not an idle' man, 'and his' effort at newspaper writing a great Venture, not altogether gnallied with stupidity. Had “ Workman ” stuck closer to his work (not letter writing),' He would of a certainty known less of the implied shortcomings of others. Incidentally, it may be mentioned that very many business men or their employees are constrained to take some vantage point on qccasions.—l ao)i etc., QcCASIWAi COMBCIOR,
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Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 167, 26 July 1901, Page 2
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140Idle Men. Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 167, 26 July 1901, Page 2
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