Old Farmer Bates was pointing out the merits of the neighbourhood to his newly-arrived lodger. “There’s a church near." he said, "but I never puts my nose in it." “Why” asked the visitor. “Is anything the matter with the vicar?” “No." was the reply; "but it's this way. I sold the old vicar milk and eggs and butter and cheese, and. seeing as he patronised me. I patronised him. But this new chap keeps 'is own cow and ’ens. 'lf that’s your game,’ I thought, ‘we’ll ’ave ’ome-grown religion, too’!”
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 21 March 1941, Page 7
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