A BUCOLIC GEM

Horowhenua Chronicle, 1 April 1916, Page 3

A BUCOLIC GEM

(From u Yankee t'Vriner). ."Order I'nr glides," for the backblocks received by a- local gnioer:— ••Dear Sir,'—'P.».««;> lul S udf : s at utins. i want them now :<> pounds kurrins, (J iiound.s raisins. Them buto you sent ain't the rite tones. them w 0 [ take 7, y..u must tnhik I got tett liko I)ll>'.'kTeller's kiuioos. One Lmia flower, <5 pounds shujiar. ''..I 1011 ' 1

rise. ' I' hail a bad lire last Toosda.v. Burned nwrly nil my §™ es ancl iritened the dws out ot the cuwfe. ... v ole wu'mniins bin «k ever sins. One pound bakiu seller, one yakit cauri flower. 'IVev (the er.vs) gawn of ther mi'k, and got sore tits and won't .frile. 10 pounds nnkon. gooi.. ba'kon. uo dried hors like las time, .with a hide n hinfth thick. One bag Bhuggar. It (the tire) gave pertikler el to tlie rabbits and hares burned eni rite out. One tin tritkel, S tins gam. Tell the butcher to send 12 P™™ rostiu niett? and ther bill nriu 1 will settle him Wen 1 come in. Al wel ban-in ther missis and .1 cows ot tiier milk with. Bore tits and 2 kids with ther mesels. Opto your the same# Ono boks hanterbilyus (anti-bdtoiis) pilJs, one pakifc seise, one tin peper. Ui«t night my eidiea married dorter hail a. baby. One coil barb wire, one grindstone, 5 pare lasses (laces) strong ■\vuns, one nail brush, missis wants to clean her teath, i pown cheese, ded dheese this time, las olios erorkl ot the table. Tell the kemis send one botil kof erne for the ole rtme cow. That delekit Jim tel of the Ivart i-iid 'bust his trowis. One tin kor.ll bote. 4 bar sope, one belt for Mary, shes big in m isitth, 4 pairs soiA, al ier big t'obo. That bucket you sent me leeks like el.' Ono tin biskite, 110 weevils 'this time, make em tast quere. yP m your ar iv'ol. One botil pane killei. —Yours truly,