A COMMON FAILING.
(By NY ALT MASON). Ou foot James Kickshaw is polite, a Chesterfield is he; he always treats his neighbours right, he’s thoughtful as can be. If ho.sh .mid stop upon vour corn, by some unhappy chance hi< breast by-bitter pang.- is torn, remorse lor half a mile, upon a rerlhot day. to capture some old fellow’s tile the wind had blown a wav. He has his gracious bows and berks on tap for vonrig am! old. his court.-v to either so x b something to beheld. But when he climbs aboard hi- bus ar:d -tops upon charms of manner pass. He knows tintraffic rules by heart, he knows they’re safe and sane, and yet- he seems to think it smart- to treat them with disdain. He cares no hoot for others’ rights, he. owns the right of way ; In runs without his lamp o’ nights, he hogs the road by day. He travels lik. a house afire and as he crosses town ho seems to have a at roue desire to run the voters down. And when h/>'parked bis deadly ran and left it for
the night, lie is acrairi the smiling man. most thoughtful and polite. He gvc> assistance to the lame, helps out thhuman wreck, and hows to girl and withered dame, until lie sprains bis neck
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17028, 30 April 1923, Page 3
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222A COMMON FAILING. Star (Christchurch), Issue 17028, 30 April 1923, Page 3
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