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NZ Truth, Issue 910, 5 May 1923, Page 4

Thus a "douce" Dunedin daily: — ''Mr. Julian Grande, In the course of a recent lecture, told an amusing story concerning an incident in South Westland. He was returning from an ascent when he heard loud cries for help. Hurrying forward, he saw a , stout latSy hugging the side. of a long . suspension bridge, and too frightened •' to go forward or back. Mr. Grande walked to her rescue, and after much difficulty persuaded the lady to complete the journey across the swaying bridge. The lady, with tears of gratitude, presented him with a traot. Mr. Grande, who had Just completed ' a nerve-racking ascent, and rescuedtho lady in distress, read the titlewith somo amusement, 'Are You a Drunkard?' -^ Should old acquaintance be forgot \ And never brought to mine. I'll 'ake a plate of Hltchon'a ham And then sing 'Auld Lang Syne.'" Get thee behind me, Satan! Fancy asking a man if he is a drinker after a p'nte of ham!

not tnlco "no," and start off to argue tho point." "And you have to walk away." "Wo can't do that, for It offends, though Lord knows we girls would not bo sorry to see the end of the custom of the pests, but the boss looks on it in a different way. Then again, if we Atop and argue with them the boat* waits for us later on and then he talks nbout wasting time yarning with cus« tomcrs." ♦*V«i. there does seem to be commonaense in what you say. Ferhat)* it does not pay you to smile on all and sundry for there are a lot of dluh about. Still we're glad you won't So the hard-faced old mold wh*a w a *~," in for morning tea," W9k