WHY NOT
A Scottish cleric owned a farm, which was run as economically as possible. One day, taking a stroll, lie saw Fils ploughman sitting idle on the handle of his plough, while the horses took a needed' rest. He was paying the man sixpence an hour and lie. gently’,- but. 4 ' .reproachfully said: “John, wouldn’t it lie a good plan for you to have a pair of shears and bo .trimming these bushes along the fence while the horses are resting?” John returned the minister’s gaze and answered: “And might I suggest that you take a bowl of potatoes into the pulpit and peel ’em during the anthem?”
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Opotiki News, Volume I, Issue 104, 2 November 1938, Page 4
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109WHY NOT Opotiki News, Volume I, Issue 104, 2 November 1938, Page 4
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