“It’s a rum world,” remarked the bus driver to his cobber, “and there’s parties in it wot’s never ’appy unless they’re miserable. They reckon its a sin to enjoy yourself, go to tho pickshers or the races, take a ’and at euchre or ’ave a ’alf ’andle occasinal. As for smoking they’d made it ’ot for them as does, and love to! Why can’t they be content to practice wot they preaches and let it go at that? But no —not them! Wot’s the matter wif smoking, any ’ow? I been smoking since I was a lad, and it never done me a ’aportli of ’arm! Not likely seeing I smoke Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullshead), one of the gennwine toasted brands t’others being Navy Cut No.. 3 (Bulldog), Cavendish, Riverhead Gold and Desert Gold. They can’t ’urt anyone, ’cause why? Cause there ain’t no "nicotine in ’em, not to mention they’re toasted, and as chockful of comfort us they kin be! Give up me pipe? Not me! Not for all the cranks in Noo Zealand! Gotta match?”
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Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 64, 17 March 1938, Page 8
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