APPEARANCES ARE MISLEADING.
Mrs. Johones was in search of a maid. She had been on the job for so long that she had ceased to be too particular in her requirements.
But even she got a shock at the sight of the latest applicant. ' The woman was shabby in dress, uncouth in manner, and had distinct remains of a black eye.
"Ahem!" coughed Mrs. Johones thoughtfully, wondering how much she dare ask from this belligerent-looking female. "Er—ahem—are you married?"
The applicant drew herself haughtily.
"No, madam," she retorted; bumped into a door!"
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Rodney and Otamatea Times, Waitemata and Kaipara Gazette, 23 June 1915, Page 7
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92APPEARANCES ARE MISLEADING. Rodney and Otamatea Times, Waitemata and Kaipara Gazette, 23 June 1915, Page 7
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