Publication: Melbourne Herald
Date: 27 July 1922
dere frend Ows it poppin. I see be the papers that they bin avin more fogs in the city An bill smith sez to me lars nite that they bin avin fogs in the city neerly orl the time but mostly in ther minds he reckins an I aint misdoubtin im that the city life leads to fogs in the mind I see mister chapman an mister charlton is goin strong fer the welfare uv the man on the land wot do they no about it anyway they never bin up ere wot do they no about the life a man leads on the land ow would they like to be in my place where the road is that bad an that confusin that the only way I kin find me way ome is to take a line on the top branches uv a tall tree an foller it an’ when ime comin ome uv a dark nite I got to climb the tree an’ feel the branch ows that fer country life i dont think them polytishuns ave did much tree climbin tho ive eard ther pretty good at rollin logs i got a few logs on mi place they kin roll orf it if ther wantin exersise mi backs about dun in with usin the cant ook an the lever hoppin you are the sam Yours truly BILL BOWYANG.