BOTH IN THE SAME BOAT.
The American in the corner of the non-smoking first-class carriage insisted on lighting his cigar. The indignant Britisher in the other corner protested, but in vain. At the next station he hailed the guard with hostile intent, but the placid American was too quick for him. “ Guard,” he drawled, “ I think you’ll find that this gentleman is travelling with a third-class ticket on him!” Investigation proved him to be right, and the indignant Britisher was ejected. A spectator of the little scene asked the triumphant American how he knew about the ticket. “ Well,” explained the imperturbable stranger, “ it was the same colour as mine.”
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 448, 9 January 1909, Page 3
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109BOTH IN THE SAME BOAT. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 448, 9 January 1909, Page 3
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