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MAN WHO PUT THINGS GIT "Never do today what you can put off till tomorrow,*’ This was Mr Ji-,lm Robinson’s motto. He lived at Kendal in his later years, dying there at the age of 115 years, and it is not known that anyone was very sorry when the breath was out of Ins body fur he was , t difficult person t<> gel on with, and rather queer. He wa?. queer m this respect: That he was always going to do something' by and by Everyone in Kendal knew hint as "Old Ry and By Oif he odd way was to attend auction .sales and bid fur anything which he saw ■.wonc ek-'-v was determined to have. It was a nasty trick • f h 'CC: .11 tie had n*> use for the n’tielo- That did >n,t matter II.• would g<> on bidding !-r it if be had a score o! such things or Could never hope tn use one of themtmd when .my,me .iked him what he Would do with it he would ay Oh i’ wdl ei.me m by and by yc.it ■ he kept a h-e •-• an mi! itt the town. But it'- did not ride Ha d that lie did n»t mind paying for keep, and lb! he would be tid.m l.im by w-d bv He never m l He was lifter- asked to lend h:s h<>t ■- to »nn <<nv who needed a iced *.<» g< upon a jimrney and Ito never refused He md V. u shall have tby m-.d 1. ■ ” H was ris good a-, a refusal. To the v<tv end he declared he wiiud gu 0.0 hunting, buying guns and d. , E'.'et! . d.iy ■ before tie dwH he b. light cr.ie !>ew li. i>, - f-;r brmifmjr h‘>>i.e whatever !::ight fid! ' • his gim. to., .... . * , . . , . .... , . ... .o’ 1 w hi,l I .o'l’iid .Wo.ooi by

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Wairarapa Times-Age, 3 February 1941, Page 6

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307

BY AND BY Wairarapa Times-Age, 3 February 1941, Page 6

BY AND BY Wairarapa Times-Age, 3 February 1941, Page 6

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