Paying his first visit to the seaside, a countryman was struck by the vast expanse of water. Turning to an ancient boatman, he said: "I shouldn't half like to take some of this home to the missus. Do you think you could sell me a bottleful?” The boatman assented and charged the countryman sixpence for the service. A few hours later the visitor returned to the shore again after a tour round the town. By now The tide had gone out. The man gazed open-mouthed at the spectacle. “By goom, mister." he said, turning to the boatman, "you've done a good trade today!”
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 10 November 1939, Page 2
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