A PESSIMIST
- In a small country town a crowd had gathered to see the first electric car started, and during the preparation one old lady was loud in her prediction of failure. ‘ It’ll never go! It’ll never go!’ she exclaimed over and over again. When, however, the motorman moved the switch the old lady stared as the car glided steadily away, and, as it gained speed and was rapidly disappearing in the distance, she declared, with firm conviction: It’ll never stop! It’ll never stop!’
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New Zealand Tablet, 11 May 1911, Page 886
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84A PESSIMIST New Zealand Tablet, 11 May 1911, Page 886
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