PAYMENT IN KIND.
Judging by his hair, he was either a musician or a poet. As he strolled with easy grace down the street, his eye caught a notice outside a barber's shop which read: "Shaving 2d. Haircut 3d." He ente, "Can you,'' quoth he, in dulcet tones, "remove threepenny worth of hair from off this head of mine?" "Certainly, sir—certainly!" answered the barber, who has been interrupted at his tea and wanted to get the job over. The long-haired one sat down, and soon the scissors were snipping merrily amongst his lank locks. A few minutes later the barber finished. "And have you taken off threepennyworth of my hair?" asked the alleged poet. "Yes, sir," answered the long-suffer-ing tradesman. "Then," said the other sweetly, a; he opened the door, "you may keep j| for your trouble. Good morning ["■
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Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 6, Issue 246, 30 January 1917, Page 4
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139PAYMENT IN KIND. Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 6, Issue 246, 30 January 1917, Page 4
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