Yankee Doodle.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 6 November 1914, Page 8

Yankee Doodle.

A noted American, on the occasion of his seventy-fifth birthday, talked of the marvellous speed of his country's trains. "Three men," he said, "a Frenchman, an Englishman, and an American, were once praising their respective railroads—-for an American will praise his railroads abroad, thoi'ch at home it's usually a different story. "Well, the Englishman said :— " 'Our express trains go an fast that, the t el, ■!_•.!■;> |ill poles along the 'it!'l look like a high board fence.' I " ''Hit- rupides.' said the Frenchj man. 'go so fast ihal Ihe stations ;iloii;.:' ih' lino seem continuous, like a city I.lock.' "The American puffed at his cigar thoi-!,^ :|!\ . "■ 'One.., on an American express,' hi- said. 'I passed a field of carrots, a !-.'h) of potatoes, a deid of cnli!ia.u■■:-■. and a cow. and the train, sirs. was going so fast, so durn fasi, i thought I" .m\V an Irish slew.' ''