NO SHARPER.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3359, 11 December 1919, Page 3

NO SHARPER.

A countrymall,_ visiting London for the first tinte, got into collvcl-sat.ioll‘ Weith a seedy-looking mdividual, and‘ during the conversation he let drop! the re-mzn-k that he would not mind giving halfa—cl-own to see a, real Lon-1 don sharper. d _ 1 “Well. keep it dark” said the (.r.lle.r,j “but I don’t mind telling you that Ii am one.” “If tha.t{s so,” .said the countl;\tman. “I suposo I’]l ha’ to give thee the ’arf crown.” ThiS'he did, with the I'cm.?.l'k “But let's hue some 0 ’thy tales.’ Accordingly ,the supposed sll:l*.'p.'3l' related several good yarns, and the Countrvmall. much pleased. said: “Well, thee must be a real London sharper. Just give me that ’atl't'-cl.-'m-'n back, and I’ll gie thee five .~hillings.” ‘ Without hesitation the vogue sll:lrp—ler 1-eturnod the half.-crown‘ }lols.llng;' out this hand for the promis-:'é;1 fi'\’o_ sh‘.‘..lings. Whereupon, to his :\s;o11?>:}':1~.1eni:, the countl'yman pocketed the QIV‘, and made off with the I'ell’ia-skz ‘ 111L‘1"S no sharp'er,‘ or thee‘d '2l kept the ’alfcrown when thee ‘ad it." A