SARCASTIC.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9466, 8 June 1909, Page 5

SARCASTIC.

SIR,—I see an advertisement In your to-day’s paper, which, in some unexplainable way, reminds me of a showman’s invitation to hia canvas booth at a fair in the Old Country, nearly 50 years ago:— “Walk np ladies and gentlemen, walk up! walk up! An’ eeaj A live lion stuffed with straw Batin’ boiled potatoes raw, An’ a dead donkey kickin’ a blind man’s eye-out I” As the advertisement aforesaid _ la anonymous, and I do not wish further notoriety, perhaps you will kindly allow me to subscribe myself.—lam, etc., _ OLD CURIOSITY SHOP. - Marton, 7th June.