WHISTLING FARM SERVANTS.
An old farmer saidjhe would not have a hired man on his farm who did not habitually whistle. He always hired whistlers. Said he never knew a whistling labourer to find fault with his food, his bed, or complain of any little extra work ho was asked to perform. Such a man was generally kind to children and to animals under his care. He would whistle a chilled land into warmth and light, and would bring in his hat full of eggs from the barn without breaking one of them. Ho found sucb a man more careful about closing gates, putting up bars, and seeing that the nuts of bis plough were all properly tightened before he took it into the field. He never knew a whistling hired man beat or kick a cow, or to drive her on the run into the stable. He had noticed that sheep he fed in the yard or shed gathered around him as ho whistled without fear. He never employed a whistler who was not thoughtful and economical.
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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2832, 22 April 1882, Page 2
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178WHISTLING FARM SERVANTS. South Canterbury Times, Issue 2832, 22 April 1882, Page 2
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