A HOUSEHOLD WORD.
Two gentlemen . found themselves travelling together in a Pullman. One was a. stranger in that part of the country; the other appeared to be well acquainted with, every district passed through. "You appear to know the country pretty well, sir?" queried the stranger. . "Yes, I do," replied the other, "my name is a household word throughout this district." The stranger became curious at once. "You: re mayor of a lar-e town, perhaps?" ' "No." ■'-. "High Sheriff, 'then?" " "No." •.■■'. "Member of Parliament?" , "No." ' ■ . "A director of this railway per(>*ps?fV .. ■ ; . ~ .■ m - ';^.#Well," said the stranger impatiently, "who in creation are you, ;then?" ■..•■■ . ■■■■ • . .-.. t ; "I'm John Smith," was the calm reply.
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Marlborough Express, Volume XLIII, Issue 268, 13 November 1909, Page 6
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110A HOUSEHOLD WORD. Marlborough Express, Volume XLIII, Issue 268, 13 November 1909, Page 6
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