A Christmas Order from the Backblocks.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 6 November 1912, Page 3

A Christmas Order from the Backblocks.

Sent by a Taranaki farmer.

Sir pies send these guds at wons i wunt them for Krismus 6 pownd kurins 6 pownd rasints them butes you sent aint ther rite butes they is 9's i take 7's you must think i got fete like dam blakfellers ka loos 1 bag flower 6 pownd rise i-ad. a bad fire toosday burned ral me gras and frightcnd the doos out of the cows ole woman s bin sik ever sins 1 pownd bakin soder 1 paket cawn flower fer grooel they gawn of ther milk and got sor tits and wont fede 10 pownd^ bakin gud bakin no dride orse like las time with a ide a hinch think 1 bag shuger it give pertikler el to the rabits and ares burned them rite out 1 tin trekle 6 tins gem tell the butcher to send 12 pownd rostin beef and ther bill i and i wilLsetel him when i cum v in al is wel barm ther misis and cows of ther milk with sor tits and two kids with meesles opin jk the same mery krismus as it jy^Pkes me at present 1 boks hanpils 1 paket spise 1 tin '. ~ peper las nite my'oldis married dorter had a baby 1 coil barb wire 4j . 1 grindstone 6 pairs butes lases :-%' strong ones 1 nale brush misis wants ter clene hertethe 6 pownd chese ded chese,this time las chese crorl of the table tel ther kemis to sen 1 bottle kof cure for rone ; x cow thats delekit jim fel of ther C • kart and bust his trowsis 1 tin kornbeef4'bars soap 1 belt fer mary shee big in thegerth 4 pares soks fer big fete that buket you sent leks like el 1 tin biskits no wevils 2 savoloyed kolers fer torn it makes urn taste queer opiri you - as wel wishing you happy riu year 1 bottle pane killer yours truly—