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j ♦ J The train was waiting at a small country station for an express to ■| pass, when a smart young man ; thought he would have some fun with a farmer, who was sauntering up and down the platform. As the latter I came opposite the compartment, he ! was asked by the would-be wit if he j knew that the Duke of Devonshire ! was on the train.
j Immediately the man showed great interest, and said : “No ! Is he ?” j “I think he is not,” was the rej ply, “I only asked if you knew he was.”
The farmer said nothing, but continued his walk on the platform. As he came opposite the window again he remarked that their town had been experiencing some excitement. “What’s the matter ?” asked the young fellow. “The authorities wouldn’t let some people bury a woman,” replied the farmer.
| “What was their reason for refus- ! ing ?” was the natural question, j “She wasn’t dead,” was tho laconic repfly. | And then he strolled away, leaving | the smart young man biting his lip.
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Northland Age, Volume IV, Issue 48, 20 July 1908, Page 2
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