BONIFACE NOT TO BE HAD.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2976, 9 October 1882, Page 3

BONIFACE NOT TO BE HAD.

The “Lyttelton Times” tells the following story ;—Mine host of an hotel not a hundred miles from the Market Place, proved himself fullj equal to the emergency the other day. Three men having had sundry drinks at his bar,,one of them produced a crossed cheque for £BO, and .asked for the change. The landlord naturally declined to cash the cheque, when the men said they had no other money and could not pay for their drinks. Mine host, who had been holding the cheque in his hand, then put it in bis pocket and told them to call again in two days when, if The cheque were good, they would get their change. “Give roe my cheque or I’ll fetch ,a policeman,” said one. “ Fetch away,” replied the landlord, “ pay for the drinks, you shall have it.” A constable was called, bnthe saw ho could dqnothing and speedily retired; Away went the men out of the house,vowing vengeance, but presently brie returned with some silver. “There,” said be, throwing it down, “ take: your money and give me my blooming cheque.”: Said thelandlord, “ Right you are ; there’s, your cheque. You don’t travel on me, my man, with cheques, you know I can’t cash.” ’ So the men' were disappointed in the hopes of getting their drinks on the cheap.