REMOVING THE NAILS.
The Maryborough Advertiser is responsible for the following “ Yesterday afternoon a Chinaman walked into a boot shop in High street, with a pair of new boots under his arm, and asked the owner of»the establishment to. re* move the nails that were sticking up through the soles. ‘ Him welly bad, hurtem me too muchee/ said John, with a face that plainly showed he knew what the pain was. The rasp was accordingly put to work, -and shortly the boots were handed back to John with the'nails smoothed down. ‘ Thankee you, me thankee you welly mftchee,’ said John with a bland smiley as he received back the boots and left the shop. About an hour after, a young person engaged in the establishment inquired of the proprietor if a pair of boots had been sold from the outside of the shop, and being answered in the negative, .and cfo other person having disposed of the missing boots, it soon dawned, on the minds of the.
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Kumara Times, Issue 565, 19 July 1878, Page 2
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