Helpless Citizens.

NZ Truth, Issue 1052, 21 January 1926, Page 1

Helpless Citizens.

■'.. And the citizens of the town wailed in 'anguish and raised their hands m .impotence to the thing that had dragged the fair name -of- ."their town m tlie dust of ridicule and contempt. ■ , The big townclock, affected bythe holiday spirit, had gone on '.strike! .' ' :., .-,- ■, .; : ':• '• ,•■ -• Or to be strictly correct, it had re - fused either to strike, or convey to the revellers the hour of day. or night. ; "The oldest inhabitant mumbled Hoarsely into his beer and threatened to take_ action against the ■; mayor. ; •In':! all': the years that, he had known that 'clock it had never before refused duty. This was no time for it to take a rest! ' .i-, „ Each day the citizens of the vUlagc congregated round the clock and gazed with sorrow at the idle hands. Then, heads bowed m shame, they glided' furtively away, hoping against hope . that ere night fell again their

clock would have once more resumed its dignified .mission m life.