A LETTER FROM JEMIMA.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1457, 17 September 1885, Page 2

A LETTER FROM JEMIMA.

s Dear Misther Editur. Me boy Patsee was siut for a bit of butther to the shop, and he fetched it rapt up m yer kintitnpory, as ye say whin ye sphake of him. . I wud jist as soon the man had sint the butther m sutnthin ilsp, but mesilf had a bit read a the paaper when I schrapit the biuth"r aff of it, and so I had. Who is tlits Biznis Man who has siiutthin to say about thnr bein no hard tytnes and lvrythin brisk an fhrrishin. Im thinkin lies no telliri the trooth, Misther Editur. T wua haein a bit krak wi 2 wee printers d«evils, I think ye call thiro. Thay J war. a t«llin meself about the hard .tymps, and how thay didna get but i praps 1 better no say. it. The other wee orphan that onct livd here told me j hißself that he axed for a ryse m Ins tnu tin ay, and iustid lie got a ryse the ' uther way, and so he did. And Misthar Editur, if thrade is so brisk with Biznis Man tis meself thats glad to hoer tho noos. A tidy wee wench tould me lasht wake that she worlookin fora sitinshun, and so she war, as her misthris cudna affoord to keoo her, as thrade was so bad. And sez she to mesilf and tho misthris will hae to stip on the grownd noo, instidi of apin to flee m tho sky afore hur tym. Sure Mist.her Editur tis ineself that onct tnixd with the kqalitce and stipt on me toes .quite iligently, and turnd mo koiintenans hupivhfds. But others lieeides meesilf bavo had a dltrop m prospertec, and had to dispinse with therhilp as thay say. Mr oan htinpruver is now m yoose* aa a hin-koop, and so.it is. But Mist Her Editur, aadh wac finds the livil, and so we Ao. And the inyti hes ther drtip sooner or laather. Tismeesilf that'll ryte ye anuther litter nixt wake,' and gie ye sum raoar noos about the hard tymeß and how sum foakshas to cut uudher, wi awl ther show and pryd-, and siug umbel pyc, and wundher how its all goin to md. Aye got lots moar to till ye abowt the cleek, as thay say, and which *ot thin ,is goin to thraviJ, and the testymorial. itcitra, ttcifra. Now wheesht about.boo mesilf is, Yours Jemima