HE DIDN’T MIND.
A recruit was taken to be sworn in by the magistrate. Everything was going on swimmingly till the magistrate asked the following question—‘Have you ever been in prison ?’ At this the man looked startled, but quickly recovering himself blurted out —:‘No, sir, I have never been in gaol, but I don’t mind doing a few days if you think it necessary.’
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Southern Cross, Volume 7, Issue 35, 25 November 1899, Page 9
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64HE DIDN’T MIND. Southern Cross, Volume 7, Issue 35, 25 November 1899, Page 9
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