HE DESERVED IT.
The driver, wearing a waterproof cap, goggles, and a light dust cloak, turned the crank handle of the motor-car industriously, but without producing any, effect. He paused for breath. The crowd made audible comments, such as "Twist it again !” "Hire a horse !” "Go it, Sandow !” But to these he was deaf. Once more he hopefully seized the crank and turned it again strenuously. No result. He paused again to remove his cap and catch his breath. An elderly gentleman, observing the action, stepped forward and dropped a coin in the upturned cap. He said, with calm appreciation : "It’s the only street organ I ever saw that wasn’t a real nuisance. You deserve a copper.”
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Northland Age, Volume 3, Issue 20, 18 December 1906, Page 8
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117HE DESERVED IT. Northland Age, Volume 3, Issue 20, 18 December 1906, Page 8
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