AMUSEMENTS
TOWN HALL PICTURES. “ THE HAYSEEDS. The last of the famous Hayseeds series under the title of 1 ‘The Backblocks Show ” will be offered-at usual prices at the Town 'Hall to-night Let me introduce Dad: Dere folks, yew seen 'the other three pleshurs of all us Hayseeds—yew seen us at home on Creek —then yew seen ns when we all come to Sydney—then yew seen us at the Melbourne Cup, when I won the big race.
now, folks, this is the last time yew’ll see us, we got up a agrikulchural show at Stoney Creek, and me and sum prinsipple townsfolk went fewsec ther governor, and get him tew come up and open ither show, mum she wanted tow write and axe him, but i sed no, we can all yap better than we can write, and by cripes that ! s rite too.
well we went 200 and umpteen miles tew see the governor, and he sed we was his friends and the backbone of the country, and by cripes he’s rite too.
ennyway up he comes two open the show, and the band was oh ther stashun and they maid so much noise he cud dent bear my speech, but everything went off tine and mrs. duggans feathers tikklcd his elegancy’s nose; mum made sum line jam and they tuk sum back with them and i gave him my prize cabbadge.
they was lots of funny things happened and ini not goin to spoil thei* piktshur by telling you all—annyway we'll be glad to see all yousc city folks four the last time to saygoodbyo. yours respeckful „ DAD. HAYBEED.
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Taihape Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3594, 5 October 1920, Page 4
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270AMUSEMENTS Taihape Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3594, 5 October 1920, Page 4
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