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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 17 June 1924, Page 3

An amusing diversion was provided for many people, sheltering in Queen street, Auckland, from tho heavy rain at noon last Saturday week. A butcher’s cart was proceeding up the street when a large leg of mutton became dislodged and fell on to the roadway, unknown to the butcher. The joint v/as immediately caught up by the stormwater and carried 'swiftly down the road in the gutter. Loath to sec such an excellent piece of meat unclaimed, a man on the footpath stooped down as it went rushing by and unconcernedly salvaged it from the flood. He then tucked the meat under his arm and obviously pleased, went on his way. Just as there is no sentiment in business, so (in some residential quarters) is there no reciprocity of philanthropy in regard to neighbours’ effects.. A Palmerston North resident lent his neighbour a lawn mower—a good machine—some time ago, and after a period of months called at the house, deciding it was time he had a turn at tlio instalment-. When he asked for Mr. So-and-so and declared his errand, ho was met with the reply: “Oh, he left hero some time ago. lie sold us the mower when we took ovr tho house ! ’’