THE REASON

NZ Truth, Issue 568, 6 May 1916, Page 10

THE REASON

When 1 was laat m the Old Country, writes tt correspondent, i travelled from Glasgow by tho We«t CcmM railway. The train stopped at Paisley, where* young woman wont out. and Just ua. the train waa leiivtnir Uio platform t ■ «v tmuirt-lookJnjf commercial liuvfllfor suddenly opened the door and, Uirow UlinsQlf reckleaaly down on tho mtuu i wan ba«Uy onguged rendlnif a- new*nrtpor, and paid 1 but JltUo attention to tho newcomer: Just then an old wo-, man., broke tho alienee by . «ulilrewlii« ■ . tho commercial ■ Irv. ft aoroewhat piamUvo tone; "ExGUfto we» «lr, but "Don't start urging from me,' Interrupted the younjr ebmmerclal. In an angry voice. "I have notltlng for you." "But sir, you— ~" bogan the woman. "B» quiet, I say, or m stop tho; train anil luive the sruurd put you out> I'ho old woman did nor uucrenoiher word. An the trnln drew up at JCllwlnnln^ «tvUon the old woman and I prepared to ea but She wa* the Ural to rise, helper neare«t the plalforra «lde, and, before allehllhir. »he turned to the commercial nnd ifttld; Tm »orr>- at troubUn' y*, «tr, but I wlfl'Jlat gwwn to tell ye that ft young wxmirnnn yvV a bttlrn went oot at Paisley and left ft blgr Jeely piece 1 lyln' on the ik-uU »n' you'vo been »ll« ] tin' on'i ft' thft time aln' syne!" j