HARD TIMES.
An old gravedigger who Eved ir. a village at the foot of the Grampians wa one day complaining about the dullness of the times. ‘Man. John, is trade that bad wi" ye?' said a sympathising neighbour. ‘Rad!’ returned John, bringing his staff down with an impatient gesture. ‘I have na buried a leevin soul this seweeks.’
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New Zealand Graphic, 1 July 1899, Page 32
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58HARD TIMES. New Zealand Graphic, 1 July 1899, Page 32
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