NOTHING LIKE LEATHER.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16555, 14 October 1921, Page 9

NOTHING LIKE LEATHER.

“ There is nothing like leather,” said the Tramp, as he kicked off his old boots at the roadside and put on a better pair with no holes in them, which a kind person had given him. ” There is nothing like leather,” said the Rat, as he crept into on© of the old hoots, and, after sniffing around, began to nibble it. There is nothing like leather,” said the Dog. with a grin, as he saw the tip of the rat’s long fail sticking out of the top of the boo', and thrust his head inside to catch him. “There is nothing ’ike leather,” said the Flea, as he took r good dinner from the dog’a back while the dog ran about wildly trying to shake off” tho boot which has stuck or his head, and the rat jumped out of -the hole in its toe and bounded into his hole under the hedge. “There is noth ng like leather,” said the Cow. as she poked her sharp horn through the boo;, which flew over the gate into the fir id when the frightened dog at last fre id himself from it and fled away dow?. the l oad. “ There is n /thing like leather/’ said Billy and To? imy, picking it and its fellow up an . racing away across the meadows to f All them on the stream. ” There is lothing like leather,” said the Fishes, ,urning up their noses, as they swam tway when tlie boots sank to the bott >ni of the water. “There it nothing like leather,” said the Eels, „s they wriggled into the hoots thro ,gh all tlie holes and curled themselves up comfortably in the heels and the tv es.