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Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 602, 25 January 1921, Page 2

The " black sheep” of the class | c.unc to his schoolmaster recently, | and pave him a note. The lad had boon absent from school the previous day. so the master was expecting such a missive, But what he read exceeded even his wildest imaginings. It was from the boy’s mother, and j ran *' Honoured Sir,—Please excuse James for being absent yesterday. He played truant, but you'need not punish him this time. The boy he I was with quarrelled with him, a; d !.e licked Jimmy. Then a man they threw a stone at caught him and licked him, and the owner of a dog they chased licked him, and the driver of cart they hung on licked him, and then 1 licked him for being home late, and his father licked him for playing truant, and then I licked him again for being impudent to ne for telling bis father. So please do not punish him until the next time. He says he will go to school regular in future.”