Round the Sanctums.
A SLIGHT ERROR.
A rather seedy-looking individual came into- a Detroit shipping office the other day,' and stood around with an aimless and uncertain air, for several minutes. Finally one of the firm noticed him, and, conjecturing his errand, said : " No, sir ; we|4on't .want any lead pencils or the 'Life of Christ' to-day. Couldn't buy thep. Nor pain-killer either. Nor shoelaces. We've bought matches until the clo|et is fall of 'em. If -we used some patent soap on our collars, it would disgrace<the rest of oar coats. And, finally, ire -don't ever get our silk hats fixed up. We use them for cushions." The other fiMJnban of the firm and clerks wore grins
on their countenances, and the caller seemed nonplussed. But he shook himself, and gathered his shiny, threadbare coat about him, and shrugged his shoulders,, and, as he opened the door to go out, he remarked in low, quiet tones, '-' All right ; I just came to pay you ji freight bill that has been running since last summer. I'll call again perhaps." jThe door > closed Boftly after him, and a stillness like that of a Sabbath morn pre'vaded,the office. — Detroit Free Press.
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Otago Witness, Issue 1341, 11 August 1877, Page 21
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197Round the Sanctums. Otago Witness, Issue 1341, 11 August 1877, Page 21
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