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Hawke's Bay Times, Issue 1554, 27 February 1874, Page 130

A Rich Rtward.-A srmy is told if a poor soldier having one Any calleil at thw shop of a hairdresser, who was busy with his customers, and asked relief. Slating that lie had stayed beyond his leave of absence, and unless he could get a lift ou the coach, fatigue and severe punishment him. Th( j hairdresser listened to his story respectfully, and gave him a guinea. " God bless you, sir !" exolaime the soldier, astonished at the amoaut. " How can I repay you ? I have nothing in the world but this "—pulling out a dirty piece of paper from his pocket; "itis a receipt for makiug blacking ; it is the best that was ever seen ; many a half-guinea I have had for it from the officers, and many bottles [ have sold ; may you he able to get something for it to repay for your kiidatss to the poor soldier." Oddly enough that dirty piece of paper proved worth half a million of money to the hairdresser. It was no le?s than the receipt for the famous 3)ay and Martin's blacking; the hairdresser being the late wealthy Mr Day, whose manufactory is yet one of the notabilities of fho nie.rouo.w,