FUNNY STORIES
ROCKEFELLER’S FAVOURITES
One of Mt Rockefeller’s favourite stories is about an old negro,' - arraigned in court on a charge of vagrancy, who gave his name as John D. Rockefeller. Scratching his grizzled poll in perplexity at the outburst of laughter, the old darky exclaimed. “Yessah, dat’s mah reel name an’ its been a trial to me all mah life, judge you honah.” But the oil king’s pet yarn concerns a neiwous woman passenger, on a train who, as a climax to a hundred foolish questions asked the conductor:— “Conductor, why do you wave your hand \<hen you want the train to start ?’ ’
“Oh,” replied the tormented man, ‘ ‘when I wave my hand that means get to blazes out of here. ’ ’ Someone who overheard the conductor’s tart answer warned him that the nervous woman was the wife of a director.,
“Phew!” exclaimed the conductor, “guess I better apologise.” He paused at the woman’s seat, took off his hat and began a fulsome apology. “She didn’t say anything,” explained John D. “She just waved her hand.” '
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Greymouth Evening Star, 29 November 1929, Page 8
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176FUNNY STORIES Greymouth Evening Star, 29 November 1929, Page 8
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