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Evening Star, Issue 15240, 19 July 1913, Page 12

THE HOME-MAKERS' UXIOX. "A Home-Makers’ Union" lias been formed by housewives. Their objects arc To secure bettor wages for their'husbands, and to obtain a fair share of these wages. If they do not, they will "down pots and pans." Scene.—Trophy's Homo. Mrs Brophy is cooking the evening meals. Master Mick Brophv is tcushi o ' the cat. Enter Brophy, a laborer. a Brophy: Well, Xnrah, they've riz me. pay- - Mrs B: ihe divil and ahl! An' didn't Oi do that fr ye. Brophy: Ah, g way wid re. Mrs B : Well, niver moind. Ye got tin bob roise. Oi want nine boh of nt. Brophy oman, y"r mad. Mr< I>: \is, Oi link Oi am; phwai Oi want to lave you the shillin' for Oi don't l.nmw Anyhow, ye d better come down, or ns the union ye'll be foightin'. Xcver a foire Oi'll toight, nor a male Oi'li cook, ror a bed Oi 11 make, nor a choild Oi'il dhress until ye do. Brophy,: Tis loike your chake. Who earned nt, eh!' .Mrs B ; Ah, bad scran to ye ! Didn't Oi to make the oyes at the foreman*' An' how many times'have Oi had to kiss the ganger—the baste. (Complacentlv.) Its a good ting fr yon. Paddy, vou’vc got a good-lookin’ woife. Did Aloysios P.rannigan get his screw raised? He did not. Poor Mrs Brannigan’s heart’s all roight, hut her face Heightened the foreman. Hand over thofc noine bob. Brophy hands it over in a dazed fashion. He_ goes to_ the door, and looks back. Xorah . Was nt Ganger Morphy nr Ganger Hooligan? Oi wan), to give him his share, too. If Oi'rii home late, riiw the. polacc or the hospital.’’—Oriel, in Melbourne ‘Argus.’

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