A MOVING TARGET.
Flaherty was new to the business ; his first attempt to plough was not altogether a pronounced success. "Look here," said the farmer,; "that kind of thing won't do. You should fix your eye on something across the field, and head straight for it. That cow there by the gate, right opposite us ; aim at her, and you'll do pretty well." Just then the farmer was called away. When he returned, twenty minutes later, he was enraged to perceive that the plough had been wandering all over the field. ""Hold on there, you dunder-headed scamp," he shouted. "What on earth are you up to ?" "Sure, sir," was the reply, " and haven't Oi done what ye told me ? I worked straight for the cow, but the bleesed cravt.ure wouldn't kape st'ill."
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/KCC19140218.2.59
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 644, 18 February 1914, Page 7
Word count
Tapeke kupu
132A MOVING TARGET. King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 644, 18 February 1914, Page 7
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Waitomo Investments is the copyright owner for the King Country Chronicle. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Waitomo Investments. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in