"Guessed It."
A certain hairdrerscr, having suddenly come into a substantial fortune, closed his shop, removed to a distant part of the country, and endeavoured to pass himself off as a coun--try gentleman. The party however, proved a, very difficult ,on.c to play, And tha knight of the razor's
frequent references to his " hancestors " did not assist him to any great extent.
"Do you know, major, he said to a gentleman one morning, "I've begun to fancy that the county people here are a very stuck-up set. They actually look down on me. I might have been a tinker, or a tailor, or a " " Barber !" suggested the major. " 'Ow on earth did you know thai?" gasped the other.
"Didn't know it," returned the major coolly. " Guessed it. You've closed your shop without taking down the sign. In other words, you've far too much to say. If you want to be taken for somebody, my friend, I'm afraid your only chance is to enter a deaf and dumb asylum ! Good morning!"
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Otago Witness, Issue 2396, 1 February 1900, Page 67
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