HOROMONA'S BELGIAN FUND

NZ Truth, Issue 538, 9 October 1915, Page 1

HOROMONA'S BELGIAN FUND

I Te white man come my prace an' t'efif he prenty talk for me. He talk apout te Pel-tsl-en tat rlv4 town py te sea. He say we kiwl-lt prenty ut', 'co^ werry near he tie; Tat Pel-tsl-en kot no s'irt an' pool, an* orr hla missis cry, I I prurry wile 'pout for t'em proke, $ lell tat Pakcha. I sorry 'cos his huupan' croak. I terruxcj orr-a pa. Werr, I te proomlu' tresher' me, I take* urn orr-a caa'. Tat shekltery, Parltu, too much t^ prurry Iras'. .; < Werr, we ko town KulU pank to put t<( ut' away. Tat Parltu kei on te tank — he poosia* orra tay. Some Pakelia he klw-lt tcheek;; hi make pad talk for me. I punc' him on te prurry peak; he y?\l4 as he cun pe. No kood, you know, tat proomln' "way^ he call mo Tcherman cow. I hear t'nl pepsnr wat ho say, un t'ei< We start te row. We sma«' te winter an' te toor, I paslw Mm wit" t« tchalr, 1 1 Knock ti- tewil on te froor — I light 14 1 P*>Kg«r fair. Py crtpos, wo mako te prurry mess, w« smus' te proomin' kraiui. We tear to pnpurnuili' proomln* tre»»— > fat parmalt. HE no cmss! Tat Pukeha «ln»r out hla mate an* TEH te row pc-Kln. Ho purr. urn parln 1 o« to gate— you know-'lm—Pnrry Frynn? Tat Iris' proko ho prurry rough; t«i pt'Bjfar Idrr-um in*, An', py-nn'-py %v>:> haw' enough, and' Von wo liawwa Bprc<>. Py crlpc, w<> kt'tta proomltv' trunk «v' Pnru'K (-yo he prack. (He sr<HM> out In to. U;:ui-ouse punk. H« kot te proomln' cnuik.) I wi-rry worry m«> n<*x' tay, t<j preft«e« ruatui run u.h In. I kot to twenty quit to pay (1 keep* two hob for tcbtn). I uorry 'pout fu P«sJ-wl*cn jsroke, but« a'pom" we, run awny. TTf« monr m tchaiJ no prurrj 1 tohoi^M te Pel»tsitn cua* BE j*y.