He was tramming it home after his day’s work, smoking his pipe and glancing over the sporting news in the evening paper, when the party wearing the dyed suit and carrying the shabby black bag accosted him. “How long have you been a tobacco slave, my friends? When did you acquire the pernicious habit of smoking? But be of good cheer! I will cure you! One bottle of my celebrated Ere, ’old ’ard,” interrupted the tobacco slave. “Now, you just step on it. mister, see! Fancy the ruddy cheek of you!” When he got off the smoker turned to the grinning conductor “Sez ’e can cure me of smoking! ’Oo wants to be cured? Why. me old pipe’s the best friend I got! Cut Plug No. 10—wot I smoke—can’t ’urt yer: it’s toasted.” "I know-,” said the conductor; “smoke it myself. There’s nothing to touch it!” That what smokers everywhere are saying, and whether you smoke Cut Plug No 10 (Bullshead>, Navy Cut No. 3 (Bulldog). Cavendish. Riverhead Gold or Desert Gold—it’s a true bill!* At the Oddfellows’ Hall, Waimea street, to-morrow night, the usual dance will be held. The programme will suit all and spirited music will be supplied by Williams’s and Reynish’s Orchestra. There will be two Monte Carlos with eight prizes, and a dainty supper will be ser dat 10.15. Mr G. L. Housiaux will be the M.C. The weekly dance will be held in the Velma Hall to-morrow night at 8. Music will be by tl i Labour Dance Band, and dancing will be old time and modern.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 76, 16 May 1941, Page 4
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