MISTAKEN GENEROSITY.
Young Smith was .paying devoted court to a nch and beautiful girl,' and a successful result seemed inevitable when disaster unspeakable wrecked -hi® chances lor eer One morning Smith discovered that .the next day was her birthday, and informed her poetically that on the morrow he would send her a bouquet, of roses, one rose for each year. That night he wrote a note to his florist ordering the imlmediate delivery of twenty roses to ths young lady. The .florist read the note and - thought he would please the young man. by improving on it, so he said to his clerk : iei c Here's an order from youn^ Smith for twenty roses. Smith has been one of my best customers lately. Put in ten more for good •mp.nsurfi ' i
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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVI, Issue 7, 20 February 1908, Page 38
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131MISTAKEN GENEROSITY. New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVI, Issue 7, 20 February 1908, Page 38
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