Pity the Poor Man.
To the Editor of the Btaȣiard,
Sib, —I am a poor man; so is Mr Bonn* Ha Ihal ha 1 Poor I Ha Ihal ha I What dots the man mean ? He’s getting something like L6OO a year—and he’s poor. Baa dad, I only get on an average LIOO .« year, and with a large family I ean only jest mb along. Bnt I forgot, Ur Bnnny has got a large family too. Ha Ihal ha 1 How many children and grandchildren did ha say, kr Editor. So many that I suppose it «*tryg LftOOaytar to feed the dear little thing* Ha Iha I No wonder he says he will taka off the dnty on tea and sngar and give the poor man a tree breakfast table. Ha I ha I ha I He hasn’t got any land—and now as a poor man he wants to take off the duties on what the poor man eonsnmes. Now what will he contribute to the revenue if be dost this T Why, not a blooming red cent t Tha fellow wants to live ■* free, gratia, for noth* ing.” Well, he has a cheek. 1 am, Ac., Bawirt Ui Baud. Carterton, July 10.
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Wairarapa Standard, Volume XX, Issue 2093, 18 July 1887, Page 2
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