JUST WHY.
WMi a linn troad_,'fnd a masterful air, lhe l-.nly stvnu>" inlu the llorist'-j shop. Her choWfell cm u remarkably green palm in :in ornamental |i»l. ' -Will it grow well in tlic sunshine .<- she imgim-iHI of ili«- shop-assistant, with a sharp glance from lii'r eagle eye. "Yes, madam," was the com Icons lO"Don't sav it will, il it wont! snappod shi' amiably. •• If il duos well in the sou will tlic shade hurt il V " (Hi. no. madam!" "What!" shi! exclaimed, wilh a triumphant, now I'lv-caught-you air. "You 101 l mo il will Ihrivi! equally well in sun or shade'; Young man, don't you know vinir business! Fetch your masler! Ketch vonr master!" The owner of the establishment was imt.uillv summoned. Kven he quailed before her; lull, for all thai, he hacked up his employee's slalenienls. ■■Then it- a really remarkable anil accommodating |iliiiil!" she eoniiiiented, waxing sarcastic. '• .My good man, it's both ridiculous and iimisittirnl!"' "That's jusl il." inloiTii|.tcd thi! Iloral expert, "it's an ai'filicial plant."
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 166, 4 July 1908, Page 4
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168JUST WHY. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 166, 4 July 1908, Page 4
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