A FISHMONGER’S ADVICE.
An anecdote worth laughing over is toM of a man who had an “ infirmity” as well as an appetite for fish. He was paying his bill at his fishmonger’s, and whilst the latter was making it receipted, with his back turned, the honest buyer slipped a codfish under his coattail. But the garments were too short to cover up the theft. “ Now," said the customer, "Mr. Salmon, I have traded with you a good de al, and I have payed you up promptly, haven’t I?" “ Oh, yes,” was the reply, “ I make no complaint." "Well," said the customer, “I always insisted that honesty was the best policy, and the best rule to live by and die by." ‘That’s so,” replied the fishmonger; and the customer turned to depart, “ Hold on, friend,” said the fishmonger; “ speaking of honesty, I have a bit of advice to give you. Whenever you come here again you’d belter wear a longer coat or steal a shorter fish."
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Dunstan Times, Issue 2482, 24 May 1909, Page 3
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165A FISHMONGER’S ADVICE. Dunstan Times, Issue 2482, 24 May 1909, Page 3
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