HOW IT'S DONE.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3715, 12 June 1883, Page 4

HOW IT'S DONE.

A certain noble lord (relates a con torn-_ porary) remarkable for the carelessness of his dress wont personally to pay his tailor's bill. Being unknown'by sight to the uoav niaiiager, avlio received the money, that worthy mistook him for a servant, and casting his eyes over the account, and receipting it, he banded the supposed servant a sovereign, at the same time delivering himself after this fashion :--- "Now, there's a sovereign for yourself, and it's your own fault that it's not two. But you "don't wear out your master's clothes half quick enough. He ought to have had double tho amount in the time, and I tell you it's worth your while to use a harder brush." With a queer smile, his lordship answered : " 'Well, I don't knoAV, I think my brush is a pretty hard one, too : his lordship complains of it, anyhoAv." •'Pooh ! hard, not a bit of it. Now, come, I'll put you up to a wrinkle or two that'll put many a sovereign hi your pocket. Lode here"—fetching a piece of wood from a. shelf behind him--"you see this bit of stick; now that's roughened on purpose. You take that, aud give your master's coat a good scrubbing about the elbows and shoulders every day, and give the trousers a touch about the" knees, and you'll soon wear them out for him, and as I say, it will be a good £0 in your pocket every year. We shan't forget you, don't be afraid." "You are very good," said his lordship, AA-ith a grin, "I will impart your instructions to my valet, though I fear for the future, while lie remains in my service, lie Avill not bo able to profit by them, as I shall not trouble you with my custom. I am Lord ——■. I. wish you good day."