Burke Manuscript

Burke Manuscript: Page 126

Transcript

Amongst the flotsam and jetsam in Ike’s pawn shop were lots of slop clothing. A Kaiapoi man rolled in one wet day and wanted to look at a suit. It was shown him. Yes, he would try it on. Accordingly he did so, put it all on, leaving his old left offs there. “I’ll come in next week and pay for them”. “No you don’t”, said Ike. By that time the other was near the door and made a bold stroke for the pouring old “Sou Wester” and gave the stuff a drenching. “You won’t let me have ‘em – all right, I’ll take’em off!”. “Well, I’m ---“, said Ike, “that’s a new one!”. That beat even what he had seen in Melbourne.

Joseph Fuch 1858