"FOR SAIL DAM' CHEEP."
o By "William F. Kirk. Under a worn and leaky roof The village blacksmith stands Clasping a kicking horse's hoof In his large and brawny hands ; An ugly brute, that will not rest, Despite his stern commands.
And he wonders, as he works away,. ' How long 'twill be before He'll get his customer to pay That old unsettled-score ;-. . And yet he reaily dare not* say " t " Your credit's good no more."
His iask is done at last, and then The farmer says, "That looks Like a good job; if you don't mind Just put it on the books !" While the smithy longs to hand him oneOf Jeffreys fierce left hooks.
Then to the postofßce he goes To get his morning mail; The city jobber, whom he owes, Is camping on his trail, , And insists, that he must settle up In two weeks without fail.
That night, when all the village folk: Were wrapped in slumber deep, He nailed a sign upon his shop, Ere he retired to sleep ; It was a large a glaring sign, And read, " For Sail Dam Cheep."
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Motueka Star, Volume II, Issue 61, 14 March 1902, Page 4
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