NO CHANGE.
An old woman in Orkney wae noted for selling whisky on the sly. Her house was a few miles from the town, and the excise officers had often tried, but in vain, to get her convicted. A young officer, told about her, said that he would soon secure her conviction. Early one morning he left home and arrived at the old woman's house by seven o'clock. Walking in, he saw no one, but, noticing a bell on the table, he rang it. The old woman appeared. He asked for a glaee of milk. After a little he rang again, and the old woman appeared. He asked if she had any whisky. "Ay, sir," said she, "we aye have some in the bottle"—setting it down before him. Then, thanking her, he laid down a sovereign, which she took and walked out. After helping himself, he rang, and asked for his change. "Change, sir!" said the old woman; "there's nae change. We hae nae licence. Fat we gie in presents, fat we pet we tak' in presents; so good-day, eir."
The exciseman left the house a poorer but a wiser man.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 280, 25 November 1937, Page 23
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191NO CHANGE. Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 280, 25 November 1937, Page 23
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