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NZ Truth, Issue 58, 28 July 1906, Page 3

■. i ' She looked just an ordinary young female shop person, but she proved 'natural— as opposed to ordinary. The i.customer . wanted a . couple of scones - overnight, to take out with him in ,the morning, aiid he dropped into a, .shop and asked her for them. She • was sorry, but she was quite out of scones. Customer saw a tea-cake in the window, said he'd 1 talcc that and asked her to butter/ it. She couldn't; ?they only buttered scones. What was the difference, why couldn't she ? Because she didn!t know what to charge. Nonsense, what's the cake ? Threepence. Well, cut it up and butter it and charge 3d extra for the butter and let it go at that. I'm afraid I can't ; you'll have to wait till Mr comes in, was this brilliant creature's ultimatuni. And yet it has a vote ami probably kids itself it is the equal of man. This actually occurred in a Wellington shop last Saturday , night. No wonder seme shopkeepers don't make their rent !