THE UNENVIOUS PEDESTRIAN
“Algol,” in the “Evening News” of London, has a merry bit of verse on “The Philosopher at Olympia. ' We quote the concluding lines:— “The well-built car of modest girth Cells for much less than it is worth, And I’d not scruple to invest Two hundred pounds, say, of the best In this or that one, were it not That one must pay out such a lot For tax. insurance oil. repairs, Garage uud gasolene and spares. Not so vith those diminutive Carlets that frisk about like live Insects On every crowded street. For usefulness they’re hard to beat; And of* I’m tempted: but in tune T pause and ask myself if I’m Not far much better off as an Unenvious pedestrian. Immersed in quieter pursuits. Who only spends his cash on boots, And keeps in training for his labours Dodging the motors of his neighbours.’»
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 10 December 1927, Page 13
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148THE UNENVIOUS PEDESTRIAN Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 10 December 1927, Page 13
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