HOW TO TELL.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XIX, Issue 1083, 8 December 1910, Page 23

HOW TO TELL.

An old gentleman had occasion to engage a gardener. One morning he had two applicants —one appeared to be a very decentlooking man, and the other a much less prepossessing appearance of manner; Alter very little hesitation the gentleman chose the latter applicant.

A friend who was present evinced

surprise at the selection, asking : “Has that man worked for you before ?”

“No,” replied the other ; “in fact, I never saw either of them before to-day.” ‘Then why did you choose the shorter man? The other had a much better face!”

“Face!” exclaimed the old man in disgust; “let me tell you when you choose a gardener choose him by his breeches. If they’re patched on the knees you want him; if the patch is on the seat of his trousers you don’t.”