A Letter From the Bush

Publication: Melbourne Herald
Date: 03 August 1922

Dere friend

Ows the game. Cud you give us
a bit of a tip about politics me and
bill smiths gettin all tangled up in
our minds about things wots the good
of those ere censure moshuns when
ther aint no ope of the bloke oo moves
em gettin the other blokes job if we
wus to move a censure moshun agen
the boss of the sor mill ere we wudent
git his billet wed git the bulit so we
dont move none wost the matter with
makin it the same in Parleyment an
if the cove oo moves that censher
gits shot give im the shoot
but there wors things than that
about politiks sum members sez things
they shudent not noin' ow ther goin
to iffect people fer instance mi wife
seen where mr fowler sez men ave
made a mess of things so let the
wimin ave a go mi wife sez ere ere
she sez she goin to move a vote oo
no conferdens agen you ben she sez
but I sez wot rot the boys will all
vote fer me and thers only you an
the baby agen us but she sez rats i'll
give the game a fly so shes giv notis
of moshun fer nex Saterdee hoppin
to git control of the muny but me
an the boys aint worryin i'll lot yo
know if it cums out

the wethers rottin ere not enuf
rane fer the grass an to much fer
the spuds hoppin you are the same

Yours truly
BEN BOWYANG