He Was Had.
He was a reporter from a morning paper. He came into tho Stores-streeb (Bloomsbury) post-office, as was his wont, and asked casually of the young lady in charge if there was any news. ' No, nothing much,' she replied in her usual nongchilong manner. ' Have you heard of the new order ?' 4 What new order ?' eagerly asked the reporter, making a move for his pencil. *' W,hy,, that. the Government is not going to issue post-cards any longer.' ' Where do ypu get your information ?' ' Well, we haven't any. official information as, yet ; but we know it is so.' ' That will be a great hardship on the poor people,' ventured the reporter. ' I don't see how it will,' replied the official. • I suppose it has been done out of spite to Mr Gladstone, because he mainly carries on his correspondence that way,' suggested the man of letters. 'No ; that wasn't the reason they decided not to make them any longer.' ' Well, what is the reason, then ?' asked the now desperate scribe. ' Why, simply because they are long enough now. The Government and the
people are very well satisfied with the pfesenfc length.' 1 ; ', ' ' ' • The door slammed as the reporter went out. . ■,i ,■■ . 4 "
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Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 398, 31 August 1889, Page 3
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203He Was Had. Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 398, 31 August 1889, Page 3
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