Experience Teaches
It is seldom the old hand who “cracks hardy,” and when the enthusiasm of some soldier harvesters working in the Teniuka district led them to strip to the waist before commencing work in the fields on a hot daj r , they were inclined.to scoff at the farm workers who did not discard their leather jackets before handling sheaves. As the day went on, however, and the thistles among the sheaves began to make their presence felt, the soldiers felt their enthusiasm for coolness and a manly sun tan fading. One by one they unobtrusively resumed wearing their jackets, much to the amusement of those who had learnt by previous experience.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 69, Issue 63, 17 March 1944, Page 4
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112Experience Teaches Manawatu Times, Volume 69, Issue 63, 17 March 1944, Page 4
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