ACQUITTED.
A certain baker in a French town obtained his supply of butter from a farmer in the neighbourhood. One day he discovered that the pats, which were supposed to weigh three pounds each, were not up to the standard, and further examination revealed a steady diminution in weight. At last the baker lodged a formal complaint against the farmer, and the affair was brought before the local court. ‘ Have you scales ?’ inquired the magistrate. ‘ Yes, your honor,’ was the reply. ‘ Have you weights ?’ continued the magistrate. An answer, this time in the negative, was as promptly given. ‘ Then how did you manage to weigh your butter,’ asked the magistrate. Then the farmer related that ever since the baker had taken his butter he had returned the compliment by buying his bread. The baker supplied him with three pound loaves, and he used them as weights for his butter. Since the trial the farmer has been supplied with more than his due weight of bread ; but he has iron weights now, and the baker gets three pound pats and not an ounce more.
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Southern Cross, Volume 2, Issue 15, 14 July 1894, Page 7
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183ACQUITTED. Southern Cross, Volume 2, Issue 15, 14 July 1894, Page 7
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