Chapter III: Redeeming Features

1. THE RAILWAY EMPLOYÉS--

2. THE POST OFFICE OFFICIALS--

Both of whom are deserving of the
kindest memories, and of many
other blessings.

3. THE CABMEN, who, as previously remarked, are quite efficient.

4. THE WHEAT (and indeed all cereals) is about as good as any in the World, and consequently,

5. THE FLOUR is excellent--it should certainly be exported to better places.

6. THE FRUIT is beyond reproach. In size, sweetness and flavor, it is the best in Australia, and rivals any in the world.

7. THE WEATHER, because it sometimes keeps the most disagreeable people indoors.

8. A RETURN TICKET TO MELBOURNE.

In conclusion, O “Arcadian Adelaide,” may you improve--may your people prosper, and be happy, in order that they may remain in their own Village, and inflict themselves less on the outside world. May you some day awake to a sense of your own insignificance, and discover that the sun would shine, and the flowers bloom, and the birds sing on, even though you were sunk in the New Outer Harbor.

I wish you many good things, you people of Adelaide--but most of all I wish that you may soon be rid of my odious presence, which wish is probably mutual! And if these pages bear the imprint of many faults--if they anger, or--worse still--bore you, remember that there is no place on earth less calculated to foster literary merit than

ARCADIAN ADELAIDE.

THISTLE ANDERSON.

_Adelaide:
Modern Printing Co., Twin Street._

Transcriber’s Note:

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the buildings agressively new _changed to_
the buildings aggressively new

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most of the employé’s hail from _changed to_
most of the employés hail from

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There are also Benovelent, Destitute _changed to_
There are also Benevolent, Destitute

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remembered, however, that the unfortunrte _changed to_
remembered, however, that the unfortunate

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market assumes ths pretensions of _changed to_
market assumes the pretensions of

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nymphes de pavées

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THE RAILWAY EMPLOYES _changed to_
THE RAILWAY EMPLOYÉS