TRUTHFUL JAMES.
Drawing himself up to his full height, which was considerable, the manager breathed fire and brimstone on the commercial traveller, who, however, did not seem to be particularly afraid. "I refuse to be bothered by touts! I refuse to buy anything! I don't want to buy anything! And, if I did, I wouldn't buy it! This is mail day, and f am busy! Something you don't understand—busy!" "Oh, very well!" answered the traveller, shrugging his shoulders. "I only wanted to draw your attention to the fact that I represent the bloodsucking firm of Pott and Potter, whose pottery is the biggest fraud on the market.
"I haven't got a single thing to sell that is worth the money. lam at the moment supposed to be selling a filter that is really more like a germincubator than a filter. Of course. I shouldn't talk to you like this if ! thought there was a chance of selling you something; but, in the circumstances. I " "Great Scott! You're the only one of your kind on this earth! Come in and have a smoke and a talk, a cigar, tea—anything you like!"
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Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 136, 24 January 1916, Page 4
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190TRUTHFUL JAMES. Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 136, 24 January 1916, Page 4
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