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NZ Truth, Issue 568, 6 May 1916, Page 3

A story goes that tho daughter of a well - known wowser was on duty In a littl6 post office, where Sir G- — , a well-known horae owner, had occasion to wire tho pedlgreo of a stallion to a prospective purchaser. Tho sweet young Miss looked long and dubiously at the message, then Jihe pushed it back under the wires that safeguard tho dear things from tho public, saying, shyly. "I can't send this." "Can't send It! Why?" snapped < sir G , his gorgo rising. Pushing ■ her little lily-white hand under tho wires, tho Ink-stained point of her tapered finger rested on a. word — it was "Dam." Sir O further shocked tho wowseristic wench, by reading It aloud with cniDlumLs!