SIR ANDREW CLARKE'S PRESENCE OF MIND.
Sir Andrew Clark was once on top of a tall building- in Ixmdon admiring the view of the surrounding country. While thus employed he was touched on the shoulder by a quiet-looking man. who slowly remarked, to the great astonishment of Sir Andrew. •Sir, I am going to throw you off.' As the quiet-looking man was the larger, and there was no help at hand, the matter for the moment assumed a very serious aspect. Fortunately for Sir Andrew, he was possessed of rare presence of mind, and in a bantering way he exclaimed: ‘Pooh! that's nothing: anybody could throw a man off here. Now. if you want to do something great, try and throw me up here from the ground.’
•Well. I can do that.’ said the maniac, for such he proved to be. ‘and if you will kindly descend to the street I will prove it.’ •With pleasure.’ Sir Andrew replied, and with great decorum the two descended to the street, where the maniac was quickly handed into the custody of the law.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XX, Issue V, 29 January 1898, Page 119
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181SIR ANDREW CLARKE'S PRESENCE OF MIND. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XX, Issue V, 29 January 1898, Page 119
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