EXCHANGE IS NO LABOURING.
They wore out-of-works, sucking at 2tnpty pipes, and they met (..-utsi'le a Labour Exchange. "I carn't tind no work !" grumbled Bill. "Leastways, "one wot you'd call congenial like." "Me neither !" responded Bob laconically. "Don't know where to look for it, wot's worse. !" declared Bill. "Wots this Labour Exchange bi;'.r.iness ? Wot's it mean ?" "Simple 'nut! !" responded Bob. '"lt's the latest boon to the liunemployed working man. It's whera the likes o' you an' me goes an' .axehan;ges our labour, so ter speak." "Exchange our lab"iir ?" repeated Bill. "Wodjer mean ?" "Well." explained Bob. "you ain't •got no work ter do, 1 ain't got no work ter do ; so wot. due.-: we d>> ? W'y, we both goes inside, \vnl<\-; -dalm our names and. ;1 > ll '.resses. an' awops jobs !"
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 451, 27 March 1912, Page 6
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130EXCHANGE IS NO LABOURING. King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 451, 27 March 1912, Page 6
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