AT EASTERN STORY.
A reodor ef tweetmeats In India whose wife had weak eyes went to see a friend at the bazaar and left his stall in the woman's charge. "Be earefal, mind you, about the change," he said to her; but, nevertheless, when he returned home he fonnd that she had taken a bad rnpec. He could hardly sleep that night for rage and sorrow. In the morning he rose early and, determined to get rid of that bad rupee, he set out through the town. Soon he met a boy. "Boy." he said, "do you know the sweet shop of AH?" (AH was a rival vendor.) "Well, take this rupee, go to AH's shop and spend an anna for sweetmeats there. The sweetmeats you may keep— bring mc the change." The boy departed merrily, and in a. little while returned with his mouth full. "So you got the change without trouble, eh?" said the man with a satisfied smile, as he counted it. "And did AH make no examination of the rupee?" "Oh," said the boy, "I didn't, need to go as far as Ali's. I got the sweetmeats at yonr Shop.' ,
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 12, 14 January 1905, Page 10
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194AT EASTERN STORY. Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 12, 14 January 1905, Page 10
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