THE POLICEMAN AND THE PUBLICAN.
A polioemani entered the house of a pub- L ; LL lican one morning and informed him 4__a__ '.ii it would be necessaiy to hold an inquest ah ■",_ . .-■] his (the publican's) house in the afteirnoon; 1 iy Now, the landlord had a great objection lb = ,L 5 anything of the kind*, and said at ance. y-'y'^ " Oh, I can't be troubled with no inquests in my house. Here z what'U you have to drinkr ' ''- yii Robert said he would have a drop- .at L Scotch, which he did. y ' ; L " Have a cigar, too," said the host. •' "■- -fi After the consumption of two Scotches L and cigars the constable said he ■vthought he could get the inquest hej_l some; -.-.if where else, and^as he was leaving, the land?, lord said : "By they way, who aie tlheygon yL ing to hold an inquest on?" : y- :.L" "No one as I know of now," said th* y man in blue; "but it 'ud a-been, me if ; I.L hadn't had these 'ere drinks and smokes."
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 7808, 12 September 1903, Page 3
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176THE POLICEMAN AND THE PUBLICAN. Star (Christchurch), Issue 7808, 12 September 1903, Page 3
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