TEE PERSEVERING GUESSER.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLIII, Issue 117, 15 May 1909, Page 6

TEE PERSEVERING GUESSER.

Dr. Aked, of Liverpool, was praising the perseverance of the Suffragettes, who, he said, "stood ready to undergo imprisonment and to sacrifice their lives to right what they decided an intolerable wrong.'.' Then, with a smile, Dr. Aked resumed : — "It is amazing what perseverance will achieve. Even misdirected perseverance Has .. achieved marvels. There is the case of Robson, the great Notts cricketer. "Robson, during his Australian tour,- was determined, one scorching afternoon, that his sido shouldn't do the hard work of fielding. "Well, when the Australian captain spun the coin., Robson shouted: "'Woman!' "Then, seeing that heads lay uppermost, instead of acknowledging defeat, Robson said, with perseverance and nonchalance: " 'Well, we'll go in/ " 'But—er—l thought,' said the puzzled Australian—'you see,l don't quite know the English meaning of "woman." ' " 'Then,' said Robson, gallantly, 'we'll toss again.' "THe Australian made a second toss, Robson called heads, and tails came up. The ordinary^ man would at this point have surrendered in despair,, but not so Robson. " 'Honours are now easy,' said he, with a pleasant smile. 'On with the rubber.' "The Australian a third time flip-1 ped the coin, and, having at last called the toss correctly, the persevering Robson led in his side to the ■shady benches." '