THE OY SCORED.
A Scotoh laddie, delivering anilk, va« stopped tfhe other day on his round by tw^ police officers, who asked) Sum of his em<* ployer ever put anything in the/ milk. . "Oh, aye!" waa the innocent answer. The officers, thinking' they hadi a cleatt case of adulteration, offered! the boy six* pence if he would! tell them, What was putj in ft. ' " ■ ■/'■■. "Ah," saM ißie fooyv withl a grin, "y# wadna gie's the sarpence ttbough I telPtJf ye." . " Oh. yes, we iwiH," said the officers. "Gie's (ft, then!" said the little iel&oxrk The sixpence was duly 'handed werrjmtfi the question: "Now, what does your env* ployer put am iiihe milk?'* , j "Why," said *he boy, witK a ctmningf smile, "ihe puts the measure jaieTerj; tim# he tak's any oot !" ■•_."•
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 7232, 19 October 1901, Page 3
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