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Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 588, 30 November 1920, Page 2

The yarn a young digger toiil <.vei •i milk-and-water and bun the o'her uav seems to be eood enough to bear repetition. In ell'ccl, he says: I worked in a limber yard down in the King Country a while ago. One afternoon ' sneaked across the road j to iiimlher liiulier yard fo !el| i mate something good for the ponies. While waiting to catch .sight of him a re- : pec 1 ably dressed old man, evidently I lie owner of (he show, caine* up i'< inc. 110 looked me up an down for about a minule, then Hew rigid off Ihe handle Out. of the torrent 1 (aught, "Wott inel! ya doin' 'ere?'' "Nothing," 1 answered, and was just foing on to explain when he cut me nit. "Air do I pay va feer doin' noliiio".' "No," I began again, "I iame i'.er ." But before I could get another word in edgeways he had made a rapid calculation, forked out three days' wages, paid me off, and ordered me off the premises. I skipped back to my job. I