A CONVINCING ARGUMENT.
Ho was squirting tobacco-juico over the floor of the room, and telling how capital oppressed labour, when one of the dozen tner. in the place inquired, " Air you one o' them Communists '!" "I hold, sir, that we must have an even distribution of property — yes, sir, or we'll fight, sir !" was tho pompous reply. " Stranger, kin yo lend me a pipe of tobacco ?" asked the inquirer. A box full of lino-cut was hnnded him. lie put it in his pocket, and was walking awny, when the Communist called out, " I3cg pardon, but you arc carrying oil my tobacco !" " \S all right — 's all right," replied (ho other. " I wns out, and you have plenty. We've got to even this business up, jon know, and you keep the box, and I'll keep the tobacco." Ho was too big to lick, and tho Ccn'minNi put the empty box in his pocket, and refiiiaC-i to laugh with tho crowd.
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Taranaki Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 9305, 3 February 1892, Page 4
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159A CONVINCING ARGUMENT. Taranaki Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 9305, 3 February 1892, Page 4
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