COLD COMFORT.
The refreshment-room waiter did not believe in hurrying—in fact, it was a strict rule on that particular railway that nobody should show any haste, on pain of instant dismissal. But a passenger who rushed in and ordered some cold ham did not know this. "Bustle along, now!" he ordered. "I've got to catch the three-ten, so get a move on!". The waiter, upholding the best traditions of the railway, strolled away in a leisurely manner and disappeared through a door. That was all that happened. Presently he returned with the ham and set It down before the foaming passenger. Said the waiter, in a comforting tones: "You need not be afraid of missing your train, sir." "Oh, reaily! Is it late? So much the better, then, I can have a meal in comfort!" "No, sir; it's not 'late, sir," said the waiter, smiling. "It's just gone!"
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Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 6, Issue 246, 30 January 1917, Page 4
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148COLD COMFORT. Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 6, Issue 246, 30 January 1917, Page 4
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