HONE AT THE BOOT SALE.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2810, 13 November 1924, Page 3

HONE AT THE BOOT SALE.

Hone lurched into (lie editorial sandum with a bundle of boots swung across his arm of various sizes and shapes and a pleased expression on his face. “Te nakoe Mitta Edita, I just peen Cliaek Rider sale and buy te pool for te Missis and nil my dear friend reration — isn't if?” ’ Yes, you appear to have made extensive purchases, Hone, and Rebecea and the children will be set up for some time to come. I dunno pout te size. Repeeea be got te.fat foot. Taking up a pair of lady’s size 7, and scrutinising them carefully, Hone explained that it wasn’t, wide enough, but “never mind,” said Hone “if he no fit, Repeeea. take off te sock and maka cut. Py Kripe! te pakelia wahine like te worry tin sock. 1 tink so he can show te skiu, isn’t it? Some pnkehn wahine got te werry skinny reg —not like Repeeea —he got te fat one. If te pakelia wahine got te skinny leg be want te worry'tick sock. Some wahine I see wear no clothes round te top of te neck. Werra, if he wear no clothes up there why lie wear te sock —I dunno!

You are now dealing with the fashions. Hone, and the pakelia ladies say they might as well be out of the world as out of the fashion.

All te bally liumabug. Bymhy you see, he wear no clothes ’ccpt to little petticoat—tat te fashion. I know, I peen te pakelia dance!

Well, we. won’t discuss such a delicate subject, Hone, but tell me about the sale.

You know Cliaek Rider, lie got te fire, and te bally prigade- be put it out before all te poot burnt and Chack he werry angry and say if te fire be won’t burn te be gif it away and he get Long George to sell. Py Kripe! Long George be like te job too. All te pakeha women and men want te cheap boot and Tom Petty lie walk up and down on to udder side te road looking like be kill bis fadder. Long George ho call out te wrong size and then say be colour blind. Rome women wit no picanninies don’t like listen to Long George sell te baby poot, but Hone terra, them you maka buy, might lie he alright for you some day—Sarah in te Piplc never haf te picanniny till te ole woman —and Robbie larf like he got a pain in (c inshide — but those women he no larf. Only £.>]< for te number four shoo. Te pool sell werv cheap alright and Hone waiting now for te fire in te clothes shop and te grocer. Te fire te good ting for te people — he no go p. palnimston for te cheap toanga (•roods) if Foxton haf prenty five. So long —see you apapo! , And Hone, shouldering hi> bundle, departed.