Quits.
Two American editors quarrelled, and one referred to the other's early career in his paper.
"As for our contemporary," !he> wrote', "what can we expect from a man. who was five years ago hawking from door to door with a donkey, and an ill-conditioned beasfc at that?"
His rival did not deny it, but in his ncxb issue appeared the following: "Our contemporary says that five years age* we were 'hawking from door to door with a.' donkey, and an ill-conditioned beast at that/ He is quite right. We were so occupied. But we are surprised to find the donkey ha» such a good memory."'
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Otago Witness, Issue 2524, 30 July 1902, Page 72
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106Quits. Otago Witness, Issue 2524, 30 July 1902, Page 72
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