THE "RAT-TAT-TAT" MAN.
It is singular fact in connection with the postal delivery system that a very large proportion of postmen—quite one hali ftiasaid—have been shoemakers. 'There seems to be no sort of affinity between the two occupations, but it is asserted that one yoUng shoemaker has fired the ambition of another till' it has become the fashion with all young men who are dissatisfied with the awl ana last to seek the postbag. There is an almost analogous fact in the case of the Great Northern Railway clerks, the lirger proporj tion of whom either come from Gibntham, in Lincolnshire, or some Other part of the same county. Whether it be contrary to regulations or not, a great num. ber of postmen occupy their spare time in making or repairing shoes for their friends and neighbors, and it may be stated aS a fact that the authorities wink at the custom, for it is wisely held that men who so occupy their spare time cannot at least be in any sort of bad company or subject to temptation. , .
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Mt Benger Mail, Volume 17, Issue 854, 5 September 1896, Page 4
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179THE "RAT-TAT-TAT" MAN. Mt Benger Mail, Volume 17, Issue 854, 5 September 1896, Page 4
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