A RESOURCEFUL MILKMAN.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 478, 29 June 1912, Page 7

A RESOURCEFUL MILKMAN.

"'You'll find," said the proprietor of a dairy to a new milkman, who was talking over the "walk," "that the lady at 75 is inclined to find fault. You must soothe her down and not be rude to her ; she is a pretty good customer." "Leave that to me, sir," answered the milkman. "'Those eggs you left here yesterday were stale," grunted the woman at No. 75 on the milkman's second visit. "Them heggs was laid 'arf-an-'our afore you 'ad 'em by special quicklaying birds imported frcm the Mooly Wompo Island, ma'am, and they came down to this very 'ouso by Marconigrapb, so as ye should get 'em fresh. A bit of twangy flavour they may 'ave, madam, but you can- lay odds they worn't stale." The fault-rinding lady gasped. "The mill: didn't seem so goo! ai usual yesterday, either," sh> ventured. "The guv'nor will be cut hup who.'; 'c 'cars that, na'am," continued the milkman. "'E sent down to Halderncy a-purpus for a cow whr.t'll cat nothin' but peaches aai pineapples. 'Never mind th? hexpensr,' says he. 'This 'ere cow we keeps a-purpus for the lady at 75 ; and mind it sleeps on a feather bed at nights,' he says, 'and don't forget the heiderdown quilt.' Was there anything wrong with the butter, ma'am ?" But the lady shook her head ; she had been effectually appeased.