His Work.
"Madam," whined the tad-eyed unemployed, who had come forlornly to the kitchen door — '' a good, hearty meal, madam, is all I crave! It would help me tremenjusly in my work I"
"And what is your -work?" demanded the kindly housewife. "Lookin' for work, madam," politely replied the unemployed. ''And suppose I were to give you a job?" inquired the housewife. "I couldn't take it, ma'am," replied the unemployed, with a pathetic ismile. "It would interfere with my work."
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Otago Witness, Issue 2856, 9 December 1908, Page 91
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80His Work. Otago Witness, Issue 2856, 9 December 1908, Page 91
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