MEASURE FOR MEASURE.
A man's deeds, good or ©vil, usually come home to bless or curse him. The connection, however, is seldom so obvious as in the case of a certain farmer. The farmer sold buttar to the village storekeeper, and took sugar in exchange. It seemed to the farmer after a while that the sugar he was getting was short weight. Accordingly he made a complaint. "Look here, Mr Jones," he said, "it seems to me you're giving me shortweighifc sugar." "No," said Mr Jones, in a dry voice; "no that can't be, for in measuring out that sugar of yours I always use a pound of your butter as a weight."
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Marlborough Express, Volume XLVII, Issue 139, 14 June 1913, Page 6
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113MEASURE FOR MEASURE. Marlborough Express, Volume XLVII, Issue 139, 14 June 1913, Page 6
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