PETTY COMMERCE.
Trade was bad, very bad; and Mr. Buggins, the chief grocer of the district, found his takings becoming smaller every day. All his old customers seemed to be' leaving tlie neighbourhood, and no new ones arriving.. Even old Mrs. Robinson, whom the firm of Buggins had supplied with the necessaries of life for many years, had not been near the shop for weeks. One morning, however, she again entered the door, and Mr. Buggins, delighted, hastened to attend t-o her in person.
“And what may I get for you today?” he inquired.
“A ha’pennyworth o’ soap,” came the reply. Mr. Buggins’ face was wonderfully expressive of outraged feelings; so was liis answer.
“A ha’pennyworth of soap?” he retorted. “Certainly. I suppose you’ll be washing the canary this afternoon?”
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Waipa Post, Volume VIII, Issue 347, 8 September 1914, Page 3
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130PETTY COMMERCE. Waipa Post, Volume VIII, Issue 347, 8 September 1914, Page 3
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