PAID IN KIND.
A Hooßier lad of twelve years was industriously at work upon a pile of wood in his mother's back yard, when he was approached by a p'aymate. " Hello, Ben,"* Raid the youngster, " do you eret anything 1 fer cuttin' the wood ?" " Well, I reckon I do," replied Ben. "Ma gives me a cent a day fer doin' it." " What you goin' to do with yer money ?" " Oh, she's savin* it for we, and when I get enough ehe'o goia' to get me a new axe."
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 7181, 16 January 1892, Page 2
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88PAID IN KIND. Star (Christchurch), Issue 7181, 16 January 1892, Page 2
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