TIMES CHANGE.
In the early days of Ballarat, (says the Sydney .Bulletin) when men wanted little here below, but wanted that little hot and strong, the present lion, and thrice-gallant Majah Smith was an auctioneer, and on one occasion was selling off a library, Among the books was a copy of Canon Barham's "Ingoldsby Legends," and, after struggling hard with the title, the local George Bobbins put the volume up in these words; " Now gentlemen, this is a book I can recommend to all yon miners. It is written by an American gentleman named Leg Ends and it is called " In Gold.' The author of the delightful work is an old Californian miner of great experience, and, after describing the hardships and toils of a digger's life, winds up by depicting the joyous, rouse-about times that were held in the camp when the hardy, sunburnt miners struck it rich at last, as he poetically puts the case, "In Gold," Now, gentlemen, start it right away; what shall I say for Mr Leg End's "In gold I" And yet that auctioneer afterwards became Minister for Education during the Berry regime. Times change, and all change with them.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1746, 26 July 1884, Page 2
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196TIMES CHANGE. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1746, 26 July 1884, Page 2
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