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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1648, 15 January 1913, Page 8

A postal inspector s life has, by all accounts, its drawbacks; but there seem to be occasional humorous patches in it A couylo of these ■ were illustrated with anecdoto on January 4 by Mr. SeniorInspectorßramble, of Sydney, at tho complimentary dinner given to him by his staff. There was once, ho said, a mailman in tho Culgda district, n Frenchman of tho namo of O'Flahcrty, of whom it was complained that sometimes for days nnd days ho did not run his mail at all.' Mr. Bramblo had to inquire into tho' reason. He tackled the Frenchman. Tho Frenchman was righteously indignant, "Surely to Ilivin," he Said, "afther runnin' this mail for four years I can take a-little bit of a holiday now and agin!" Tho second yam was about—an Italian, Mr. Bramblo thought he was—whoso name wag O'Reilly. He was down from somewhere back of Wnrinlda. Ho rushed into tho post office, "with a profusion of red hnir nnd personal ion," and ho demanded of Mr. Bramble whother ho was tho postal inspector. Mr. Bramble admitted the fact. "Well, thin." complained the Italian, "there's.a divil of a postmaster up mv way, and he's stealin' mo letters!" "Do you know." Mr. Bramblo said to him gravely, "that that's a 7 very serious chargo to. make? Upon what grounds do von say that this man steals vour letters?" "Upon what grounds, do ye ink? Why, upon the Warialda post office grounds, of course I"