READJUSTMENT

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 19 May 1921, Page 2

READJUSTMENT

(American Exchange)

The country's reached an evil pass, and there is worse to follow; this •readjustment stuff, alas, is pretty hard to swallow. So speak the jaws, in • doleful bands, who grunt and grumble daily; throughout their livss they wring their hands, and murmur, "Willowwaly." But wise men say that bitter times are just what we are needing; we're learning now to prize the dimes we used to blow unheeding. We used to spend our coin in haste, for all the junk they'd dish us; we're learning now that wanton waste is foolish, ■ vain and vicious. We had to learn that much of truth, and heal the. spendthrift canker, and take our earnings to the booth where dwells the village banker; we had to learn this sort ol dope, and quit our money burning, before there could be any hope of stable times returning. We're getting down again to tacks, we cease our spendthrift ravings, and you may see us making tracks to salt away our savings. When we are seedy, sick, and sore it takes strong dope to cure us; but now good health is at the door,, the wise old lads assure us. The medicine we may have to take may seem a trifle bitter, but what's the diff if it will make each' gent a healthy critter?