THE LAW OF ADJUSTMENT.
Said tbe Man with the Hoe to the Man with the Tick: " I may he a most unintelligent hick. Hut, frankly, I envy the money you've made. For the less that you labour, the more you are paid. I'd like to know how you accomplish the trick." Said lhe Man with the Hoe to the Man with the rick. Said the Man with the Pick to the Man with the Hoe: " The way of the toller is tedious and slow. Just close up your f.irm till the middleman begs— He'll soon pay two dollars a dozen for eggs: For prices go up when production gets low." Said the Man with the Pick to the Mau with the Hoe.
So the Man with the Hoe said, "I'm through with fatigue." And proceeded to join the Non-Partisan League; And the obdurate middleman yielded at length— For it seems that in union there sometimes is strength. And the Man with the Pick, on the following flay. Saw his grocery bill—and then struck for more pay. —K. E. Sherwood, ia "Life."
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Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 61, 12 March 1921, Page 17
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181THE LAW OF ADJUSTMENT. Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 61, 12 March 1921, Page 17
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