THREE ACRES AMD A COW.
The following lines on Mr Chamberlain's famous electioneering promise of "three acres and a cow " for every English peasant — a promise he now denies that he made — are really excellent :— When Hodge receives that promised treat, Three acres and a cow, The cow will first the acres eat, Then Hodge will eat the c«\v. And when the doleful meal is o'er, And they want another full, They'll have to promise Hodge next time Six acres and a bull.
—East Anglian Times.
"Yes," he explained to the young woman, "I am the adjective editor of this paper." '"The adjective editor?" " Yes. We get a great, deal of manuscript from young ladies, and it is my duty to go thro' their copy and kill the adjectives. And," he added, with a tired look in his eyes, "the work is very laborious."
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Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2209, 4 September 1886, Page 3
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144THREE ACRES AMD A COW. Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2209, 4 September 1886, Page 3
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