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Saved the Walk.

"What smart little follows some of Iha London office boys arc," chattel an oinnihas conductor the other evening. '"Listen to this as a sample. " I was on my perch this morning, and as we wore going up Cheapside, a youngster came out of one of the oftice^ near the L'oultry and dunning behind) asked if I could change some coppers for ' lhe governor.' *How much do you want? .lump up,' «aid J, for we are always glad of change in the early morning. "'l've five shillings' woith.' lie answered as Le swung himself on. Carefully counting out 12 pennies, 'Where's your shilling 1111 11! 1 he inquired suspiciously, as he held out his hand for the .silver. I smiled at his want of confidence, but handed him the shilling for all that.

"The same process was repeated in ihe case of Ihe next shilling's worth, aud a third ;

the job taking some time, so that we wer^ now far up towards St. Paul's. There wcio yet two shillings to be changed when, to my buriiriso, the httlo nipper jumped^ off. '"'Hi!' I shouted to him, "You haven't finished.'

111 1 know, old chap; but I don't want to walk ail the way back, so I'll save the other two shillings for a conductor going my way home.' And be swung on to a 'bus going eastwards."

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Otago Witness, Issue 2318, 4 August 1898, Page 53

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Saved the Walk. Otago Witness, Issue 2318, 4 August 1898, Page 53

Saved the Walk. Otago Witness, Issue 2318, 4 August 1898, Page 53