THE LAND HUNGER.
" 'i'liere arc thousands of people in tho colony who want to (r» upon tin: Intnl."— Vicqitnit political tomnuinp'iHC. Why, certainly thcio inc. says an evclmiigi l , whiili bursts mil into rhyme:--I wiiiil to go ii)'oii the land Anil dig in a kindly : oil. Willi spailo ujtrl linn mill lmniy huinl 'l'd bciul my buck to toil. I'd shovel lui-nijtM into bugri And fall grout leafy trees, I'd muster sheep on lmmnliiin crags And plough with two gee-gees. I'd milk the cow at curly morn lu spite of rain or mud ; Grow miles mid miles of waving corn And raise the giant t-jmd. ]'fl tend the gentle little cult Take homy from llie bee, And then I'd go and cut up chufl' For the horses—not for mid. Thus UN a farmer free Much fame T would quickly attain, But. then—well, you might as well see— It's only a castle in Spain.
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Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXI, Issue 12480, 17 September 1904, Page 3 (Supplement)
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153THE LAND HUNGER. Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXI, Issue 12480, 17 September 1904, Page 3 (Supplement)
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