REASONABLE.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVI, Issue XII, 21 March 1896, Page 332

REASONABLE.

A sturdy little German had stood in line for an honr without making, it seemed, much progress toward the ticket cffice, which was the goal of his ambition Tte place was uncomfortably warm, and at last he stepped ont of the line-having first bestowed searching glances cn the men directly in front of and behind him, to fix their lace* in his memory. He was gone about twenty minutes, and returned looking much refreshed by his outing. He was evidently gratified to see what progress bad been made during his absence, and with a beaming smile approached his old place iu the line. The guardian cf the pea'*© stopped him. ‘ Hold on I’ he said. • You can’t go in there. Go down to the foot of the line !’ • But dis is my blacc, said the little German. ‘Can’t help it,’ returned the policeman. ‘ You shouldn’t have gone away. You’ve lost it.’ ‘ I say you bafe not right ! you bale not right !’ cried the foreigner, in mingled indignation and perplexity. • Vhen a man goes out and come? in again, does he vent