THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES
Tin: Thousandth Man. I'Tliroo StaiKiHis from a longer I’oeni. : One man in a tlionsnm 1. Solomon says Will stick more close tlian a brother And it’s worth ulm U- seeking him hall your days If you find him holme tin' ollmr. Xiim hundred and ninety-nine depend On what the world sees in you. Hut the Thousandth .Man will stand your friend With the whole round world agin you You can use his purse ui t j> mi more talk Thau lie u.-es yours h r his spendings. And laugh and meet in your daily wall; As though there had heen no lendings. Nine hundred and nintdv-uiue of ’em fall, For silver and gold in their dealings; Hut the Thousandth Man lie's worth 'em all. Heenu.se you can show him your feelings. Mis wrong’s your wrong, ami his right’s your right, In season or out of season. Stand tip and hack it in all men’s sight With that for the only reason Nine hundred and ninety-nine ean’t hide The shame or the mocking laughter, Hut the Thousandth Man will stand hv your side To the gallows' foot—and after. -TU’DYAH D KI HI.I NO.
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Hokitika Guardian, 13 June 1925, Page 2
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196THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES Hokitika Guardian, 13 June 1925, Page 2
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