A RESOURCEFUL MILKMAN.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 569, 21 May 1913, Page 7

A RESOURCEFUL MILKMAN.

'"You'll find," said the proprietor of a dairy to a new milkman, who was talking over the "walk," "that the lady' at 75 is inclined to find fault. You must soothe her down and not be rude to her ; she is a pretty good customer." "Leave that to me, sir," answered the milkmaa.

"'Those eggs you left here yesterday were stale," grunted the woman at No. 75 on the milkman's second visit.

"Them heggp was laid 'arf-an-'our afore you 'ad 'em by special quicklaying birds imported from the Mooly Wompo Island, ma'am, and they came down to this very 'ouse by Marconigraph), «o as ye should get 'em fresh. A bit of twangy flavour they may 'ave, madam, but you can lay odds they worn't stale." The fault-finding lady gasped. "The milk didn't sesm so goo:l as usual yesterday, either," shs ventured.

"The guv'nor will be cut hup when 'e 'ears that, na'am," continued the milkman. " 'E sent down to Halderney a-purpus for a cow what'll eat nothin' but peaches and pineapples. 'Never mind ths hexpense,' says he. 'This 'ere cow we ! eeps a-purpus for the lady at 75 ; and mind it sleeps on a feather bed at nights,' he says, 'and don't forget the heiderdowa quilt.' Was there anything wrong with the butter, ma'am ?" But the lady shook her head ; she had been efEectuaHy appeased.