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Evening Star, Issue 21753, 22 June 1934, Page 12

A Lancashire manufacturer had occasion to visit London, and told his London manager to meet him at Euston. When he descended from the train his manager was greatly upset at his appearance. “ Goodness gracious!” he exclaimed. “ Whatever is the matter with you, sir? You’re as white as a sheet. You’d better come and have some brandy.” “ Ee, lad, I’m none too grand. Happen I’d better,” agreed the manufacturer. The manager gave him two glasses, but the effect was not marked. “ You still look very white, sir,” he said. “ What have you been doing?” “ I expect it’s the train,” said the manufacturer. “It always affects me when I travel with my back to th’ engine.” “ But why didn’t you ask somebody to change places with yon ? They would have done, if they’d knoivn.” “ ’Ee, 1 expect they would; but, you see, there was nobody else in th’- compartment.”