MY FRIEND THE MINER.
For mc the miner hews the coal Ami little recks of gain or loss. For to that altruistic soul Ills dally wage Is but as dross. He sometimes gets a rise maybe. 'But still he chiefly thinks of mc. For mc the miner plans a strike, And -lakes himself a holiday. , So kind he 1- be does not lite To think of what I nave to pay. Therefore he plans a new device To hide the economic price. For mc the miner chokes the source Of light and fuel, heat and power. He does It all without remorse, 'Renie_~eriii£ that the darkest hour Precedes the dawn, and, should I die. Doubtless a tear xvould dim his eye. Bereft of warmth, of light and food, ■Life seems to mc a dreary game. And though he does It for my good. I wish he wouldn't, all the same. I can but hope that ere the end The State will save mc from my friend! —TOUOH-TOJi-, in the "Daily Mall.",
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Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 254, 23 October 1920, Page 18
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MY FRIEND THE MINER.
Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 254, 23 October 1920, Page 18
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