Publication: Melbourne Herald
Date: 24 October 1922
dere frend. ows the world usin' you. I been doin a pritty good spin lately, bort the mis- sus a pare of silk stockins fer sund- ays wile the goin was good I sprung it on er that I was goin to town fer the big cup. she just smild a sikly sort er smile an sez yes ben. she cudn't do nothin els outer gratishood but sheas been lookin at me since like I stung er or somethin. anyways ile see yous befor the big race an I kin do with a few good tips. I see theres still a good lot of tork about buildin decent roads but when are they goin to stop torkin an do sum buildin. they goin to spen milliyuns to give sity blokes electric trams but they aint got tunppens to spare to put a bit of metal on the puddles we calls roads up this way. Las week I was comin along what they as the nerv to call our mane road when I seen ole George Gumnut the bullicky usin langwidge that made the bark curl on the trees an lashing away with a bullick whip at the mud in the middle of the road. Wotcher game I sez to im an e sez wild like some trin to get this dam teem outta this dam puddle an i sez wheres the team I sez I dont see none an e pints at the mud an sez under there and then I notis the mud was eaving a little gentil like under there e sez fourteen bullicks an the wagon with a load of pallins and five bags of chaff an me saddil orse with a gray weskit with me silver watch an one pound seven in cash an e went on lashin at the mud agin an swearing somthink awful old on I sez to im ow do you no yer layin it up to the bullicks with that whip thats all rite e sez ime itten whers ever I see a bubble. e got em out before nite but I dont rekun us country blokes is gettin a fair deal with rodes we dont want no underground lectrick but we dont want no underground bullicks neither fares fare. bil smiths got the shingles e sez there so bad e rekins they must be paling. opin you are sam yours truly Ben Bowyang Yours truly Ben Bowyang