A Good Joke

Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 June 1912, Page 4

A Good Joke

"LOW) R.VCOX. OL' , TAKAXAKL."

A good story is told of Mr Harry lincliaiian, representative of the Gane Milking .Machine Company, who lias just returned i'rom a tour of Australia. The Wairoa Hell and XorUiern Advertiser, telis the story thus:—Mr Buchanan was an old Wairoa hoy, and he wont with liis brother to Taranaki, nnd there they liecame magnates in the hacon industry. On one occasion Hary found himself travelling aboard steamer with liord Rnnfurly and several other lords. In the early morning h< , •Jill; into the bathroom, and when cov. cred with soup lather, he was disturb, ivi by a vigorous rat-a-tat-tat at the door. "Who's there:'" "Open tho door!" was the imperious demand from without, accompanied 'by another vigorous rap. Thinking the ■ship might he afire. Hurry opened the door. The excited purser grouted the disclosure of some live feet odd of soap lather with the command: ''Conic out <>l' that, Lord IJanfurly wants :i bath! , ' ''Lord Hanfurly be d ,"' exclaimed the affectedly angry Harry, "you go anrl tell Rani'urly that Lord 'Hacon 1 is having a bath. ,, Tiiere was so ninny lords on board that the purser wae quite misled. fie was most abject in his apologies, and went hack to Lord Ranfuily with the intelligence that 'Lord Bacon' was Laving a hath. Harry enjoyed his dip after that. When lie subsequently tripped across the purser he exclaimed : "Look here, old chap. Fin not a real live lord, but Tin known as one of Taranaki's hacon kings. T was 'Knight of the T5a1.1i. , and T wasn't iroing to quit for any lord in creation."