He Was A Dry -land Sailor
LIE had been described as a "dry land sailor," but he seemed so weary that he would have tipped over if he had met a slight breeze, and he held on to the dock rail for support. It was three months since he had done any work, the constable said., but the tired one explained that he could not get a ship. When the magistrate said he would give him a chance the Salvation Army major expressed his willingness to take him into the home. He had been there already. "Why did you leave our place?" asked the major. "I couldn't get on with the cook," was the answer as the weary one took a firmer grip of the dock rail.
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NZ Truth, Issue 1215, 14 March 1929, Page 1
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127He Was A Dry-land Sailor NZ Truth, Issue 1215, 14 March 1929, Page 1
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