“When a bloke up *and ti lls me Bill,” remarked the bus driver to his particular cobber, “that ’e don’t smoke, don’t drink anything stronger than water, don't play cards or billiards and don’t go to the pictures or the races ’cos it’s sinful, I reckon ’e’s too good for this here wicked v.orld, and I wonder what ’is little pet weakness ’appens to be, ’cos ’e’e bound to ave one, and p'raps it ain’t no better than the things ’e don’t hold wit. E’ll skite about smokin’ ruining the ealth and what a tmokin’ v'aste of money it is. Well, I been smokin’ ter | 10 years ard still goin’ strong, and ■ I'm a goin* on wasting my money on • Cut Plug Ne 10 (Bulls’ead) which is !a blessing rnd -a comfort I couldn't do wifout, same as the other tolls.te-d brands,. Navy Cut No 3 (Bulldog), Cavendish, River’ead Gold and Desert Gold, and if uome o’ these ’ere nover-touch-its was to learn to smoke and make their mis’rable lives ’appy th y wouldn’t be so ’ard on other parties’ shortcomings.’’ Detohenii...” .id I BiU - . u
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TCP19370320.2.51.4
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 388, 20 March 1937, Page 6
Word count
Tapeke kupu
186Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 388, 20 March 1937, Page 6
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Copyright undetermined – untraced rights owner. For advice on reproduction of material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.