THEN AND NOW.
In rl-iyq o! old wlicn knights worn bold, And baron's held the sway, The man who failed, his ]oi bewailed, Ami tiled, his best to pay, jttul'now bedifiht in garments bright, \Vjthout a thought of filuiinc, His property he hides away. In someone else's name.
The customers ot a coopor in the Highlands enured him a great deal of vexation by their saving luibitb, and persistence in potting all their tubs and ca&ks lepaircd. buying but very little new work. ' I stood it long enough, however, paid'bc, 'until one day old MeCabrie brought in an old bunghole, to which he said he wanted a now barrel made. Then I quitted the north in disgust. 1
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Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 332, 9 January 1889, Page 6
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118THEN AND NOW. Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 332, 9 January 1889, Page 6
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