THE BOY WHO SCORED.
After a ruthless process of rejection there were five applicants for the post of errand boy left for the head otT‘t‘he firm to interview. It was one of his fiippant mornings. and he sought to amuse himself bf.’ asking the ea,<_j;er boys puz7ling and quite irrelevant questions to test their general knowledge. “How far away from the Earth is the North Star?" was the question he fired at the thii-cl .<‘niny«face«_l youngSter. “Ifm sorry 1 mm‘! give you the exact figure ot‘fh..“-.nl:'l. sir." was the reply. “but on it To‘df;’h estimate I should say it is far enough away not to inte:-few with me running errands.” He got the post.
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Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3419, 25 February 1920, Page 7
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114THE BOY WHO SCORED. Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3419, 25 February 1920, Page 7
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