HONE IN A HURRY.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1551, 16 May 1916, Page 3

HONE IN A HURRY.

<l Tena koo, Mita Edita; I got some more korero for yon." “AA hat's the mat I c r now, Horn; “I been Palmerston, me and my missis. Py korry, tc worry long ride in te trai n,I (ink. I know now how te train late ewerv time !”

“How is it, Hone ?” “Werra, we ready to leave Palmerston right lime. Chimmey Kro, he just going to blow te whistle when a fellar, trunk, I tink, come along, and he wait one minute py te ticker 1 buy from Johnny Colder for 7s (id. Then we stop to Awapuni. Lonkpurn next ; I (ink six poxes pata for .Fox ton store. Karen* te little stop for llax ; we lose two minute. Soon we come Tiakitahuna; Chimmey say he loose three minute pecause te llax' not ready. Rangitane, te big Alaori wahine wery slow get oft. Rangiolu, py kory, Chimmey tc good man, or he swear like to men on wharve. Te

train stop on te bridge, and te engine go to shunt, and I look out and see te men push te trucks like elephant, because no room for te engine. AVerra, then we pull up te station. Engine want te water. 1 count te fifteen minute. Chimmey say getting late, but we must stop top of te hill at te (-amp. I say bally fool te Kowerment man, he newer make te station one place and give more room, isn’t it ? Bainesse, lot milk cans put off alright there. Himatangi, (e place where te hig Akarana train come some day. Taihoa. We bring lot sheep from there for te Queen to take away. Motuiti, Oh (e hig tangi ; Alaori nil) nose and newer take' his blanket. Chimmey say, half hour late again. One man wit to little hag—going to see Ken, I tink —he say no time to see Poukama and (e oter man, and lot word 1 no understand —he te riri man.”

“Well, Hone, that was a long journey, but you arrived at Foxton alright.” “Yes, and I hear first ting all te mill stop and I loose to big job I tell vou about.”

“What will you do now, Hone ! “Oh, all te same le pakeha, go te pichcrs and le races. Py kripe, I know some feller make lot money' wit te. two-up. Te bobby he newer .spot him. All to same te ranger, ho newer see te horse on le road. Aly missis nearly get inn over one night when te horse feeding on te road in te dark. Py korry, lot of new people come to Foxton now. Can’t get te whare. Only four house empty, and te Council say long time ago pull him down, but he newer come down. What te good te new people come here when he can’t get to house ? When Pil Hennessy get te wharf and te river deep enough for te (earners and (c train come (is way from Akarana, ten plenty people come to Foxton, isn’t it '! Must have more house and water and trainage. Py kripe, laihoa, Foxton te pig place alright. Werra, must go now. I got le ole woman’s chewing gum, and she kick up a row I stay too long.”