The Way To Brandon.
In itv course of a lather long trip a Sncforist pulled up at a roadside inn for rest and refreshment. The landlord and another man. sat &ids by side on a bench. They .were both very old. "Excuse me, landlord," said the traveller, t4 but can you tell me l\ow far it is to BranThe old mau jumped up and liobblecJ behind the bar. . I "Brandy?" he said", in a thin quavei*. "Yes, indeed, sir; and very fine brandy it is" — producing bottle amd glass "I asked you," ihe traveller said loudly, ! "how far it is to Brandon." "The bes>t brandy, of course, sir, he answered. "I don't keep nothing 1 but the foe*t." | Tn despair, the driver of the dust-oar fcurncd to the other old man. "Look here," fhe said, "can you tell me how far it is to > Brandon?" The other old man, with *a grateful look, roso and limped hastily up to the bai\ "Thanks," he said; "I don't care if I ido."
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Otago Witness, Issue 2685, 30 August 1905, Page 80
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170The Way To Brandon. Otago Witness, Issue 2685, 30 August 1905, Page 80
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