Politics.
.-. :■- — . — ■ ♦ . • : ' -- A primrose dame "was canvassing the other day in a brickfield . near Wimborne. An old labourer heard her ont y^ry attentively nnd then asked permission to put to her onejor two. questions. The firsfr question Was ; •Have you got a vole" yourself ? Of course the Prirorosp D'.-uno had Hot ' And what lia'n't yon .wot a Toti n )'Otir ■ self ?,. Of course th<> Prhnrose Dame had no. 'And why-htt'n't you got n vote ? povsufil the briokmakpr. The Drr,n:> ei.thor did: not know or perf erred not to toll. <Wpllj ma'am,' observed her intrrogatbr, if, ns I Bupposo, P.ivliam°nt don't consider you and the likes ©'yon, fit to have a vo*p, don't yon tUin'< its taking a bit of liberty for you to go pljout toaehin' 'em as lias bdeh given votes what they ought to d 6 with 'e m •*" The conversation tb«n dropped*; tr-i
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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, 21 February 1890, Page 4
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145Politics. Manawatu Herald, Volume III, 21 February 1890, Page 4
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