THE WRONG BOOTS.
A soldier of an infantry rogiment stationed at Chatham, being in neo 1 of a pair of boots, and not bain? ablo to draw tbem from the quarter-master, w=mt into the shop of a Jew dealer and asked the price of a pair lying on the counter. "Dese poots ish fifteen shillings," said the dealer. " Can't give it ; they are too dear,' said the soldier. " My grashus !" says the Jew, ' dey cost me shust fourteen-and-ninepoace in London. Here, shon" (to a boy), " pring de invoice of do<e fine poots, and show de shintlemans de price." The invoice was produced, and after some haggling, which brought down the price considerably, the soldier bought a pair and started off. He hid walked only the length of the street, however, when the soles came off. Of course he at once returned to the Jew, and branded him in strong military language as a swindler and impostor. The Jew looked up in amazement at bis customer, and, putting on an air of well-feigned astonishment replied : " Oh ! dem is not infantry poots ; I thought you vos a oavalryman!"
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Waikato Argus, Volume IV, Issue 258, 12 March 1898, Page 1 (Supplement)
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186THE WRONG BOOTS. Waikato Argus, Volume IV, Issue 258, 12 March 1898, Page 1 (Supplement)
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