THE ARTFUL DODGER
Suburban dwellers in Belfast have been contributing to the upkeep of an artful dodger who, after selecting a villa, watches until hubby has left arid then presents himself to the good wife. lie hands in a parcel with the explanation, " Your husband ordered these plants this morning. There is 4s to pay." When hubby returns in the evening he is told his plants have arrived. It is no use expostulating against material evidence. Besides, his better half has paid 4s. The parcel is opened only to reveal a bundle of twigs clipped from their own garden hedge or from the'r neighbour's. The trick has been worked successfully in the Finaghy District.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21332, 5 November 1932, Page 2 (Supplement)
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114THE ARTFUL DODGER New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21332, 5 November 1932, Page 2 (Supplement)
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