CROCODILE TEARS.
Masterton ojfee possessed a clergyman whose flock, desired a change. He was practically starved out of the place, and eventually decided to try his fortune in another sphere. The congregation was so delighted that it presented him with a purse of sovereigns, expressed the deepest sorrow at his departure, and shed crocodile tears. When he found how well he was being treated, 'the clergyman changed" his mind, and said he had been ( moved by the "spirit" to remain a further term. The congregation was then in sadness and despair. We opine that New Zealand is in pretty nearly a similar position just now in regard to its Prime Minister. The people are dying to get rid of him, but, when he declares his intention of going, they shed crocodile tears. Their hypocrisy may cause the spirit to move him to remain, and history will repeat itself.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10585, 16 March 1912, Page 4
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148CROCODILE TEARS. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10585, 16 March 1912, Page 4
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