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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5097, 7 March 1927, Page 1

His hirsute adorpments stamped him as a man of the read, as one to whom a razor is a luxury—and he had a grievance. During the course of his long trek down from Woodville several cars had passed him by, and had not even offered him a lift. Now, i'f lie were endowed with wealth he wculd be different —a regular benefactor to mankind ! Even as It was he was content with his lot, and would not ’’take anyone down,” A sympathetic storekeeper at Terrace End was inflicted with this recital on Saturday, when sue served a dusty individual with a soft drink. She had momentarily to devote her attention to another customer, however, and when she looked up again the trusted sundowner had disappeared as completely as if the earth had opened up and swallowed him. The part about the incident that appeals is that he left without, paying fpr the beverage witli which he cleared the dust from his parched throat.