NOT UP TO THE BUSINESS.
City Editor (to reporter) : ‘ How thick is the ice on the mill pond, Robinson ?’ Reporter • ‘ About half an inch.’ Citv Editor : ‘ Well, I saw a little boy going in that direction with a pair of skates slung over his shoulder ; you had better saunter down that way.’ Reporter : ‘ Shall I stop him from going on the ice ?’ City Editor (with intense scorn): ‘ Stop—him—from—going—on —the —ice.’ (Turning to speaking tube): ‘Cashier, pay off Robinson and discharge him.’
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume IX, Issue 8, 20 February 1892, Page 192
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81NOT UP TO THE BUSINESS. New Zealand Graphic, Volume IX, Issue 8, 20 February 1892, Page 192
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