HIS PROFESSION.
"What can you do?' 'asked the ironworks foreman of the Scotsman applying for a situation. "I'm a dresser," replied Sandy. "Very well. I'll give you a trial. You can start to-morrow," said the foreman, which completed the negotiations. An Irishman, who had befn listening to the conversation, however, decided to cut Sandy out, and accordingly applied for the job after his rival was out of earshot. "What can you do?" asked the foreman, as before. "Be jabers, sorr," answered Pat, "Oi'm a chist of drawers."
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Waikato Times, Volume 104, Issue 17574, 1 December 1928, Page 10
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87HIS PROFESSION. Waikato Times, Volume 104, Issue 17574, 1 December 1928, Page 10
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