GENTLE PERSUASION.
i jjxj * He was a man of pence, and when he came upon two youths fighting in a back street he pushed through the crowd and persuaded the combatants to desist. . . ~ ~ “ Let mo beg you, my good fellows, he said, “to settle your dispute by arbitration. Each of vou choose half-a-dozen friends to arbitrate.” Having scan the twelve arbitrators .selected to the satisfaction of both aides, the man of peace went on his W Half an hour later he returned, and was horrified to find tho_ whole street fighting, while in the distance ponce whistles could be heard blowing and constables seen rushing to the spot. “ Good gracious, what’s the matter now?” he asked. “Sure, sorr,” was the reply, tho arbitrators arc at work.’’
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Evening Star, Issue 20555, 6 August 1930, Page 7
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126GENTLE PERSUASION. Evening Star, Issue 20555, 6 August 1930, Page 7
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