A DRUGGIST'S ADVENTURE.
.Mr Smith stood behind the counter'of his druggist's shop,'' and gazed' complacently at his assistant. It was abpiit 9 o'clock at night, and the little shop' was wrapped in'silence.' The door opened, and a young man with an ingenjoiisfa.ee came in and smiled, and said—•'Mrs Kinney wants a bottle pf Oodr liver oil, an'l'm to take it to her at' once,"
" Who's Mrs Kinney, and where's the money?' 1 asked Mrs Smith, rolling up the bottlo,
"Why, don't you know Mrs Kinney? She lives down on-the. corner below, She'll pay you to morrow," remarked the young man. "That's all right," "Oh, no it ainfc,": said the drugrißt. "My assistant will deliver the bottle/and you can show the way." The.young man said ho tfas agreeable and the two Ret put jnto the. night. Mr Smith stood at "ease behind the counter, and looked -at the; eight-day clock. The -door opened,' and another^ young man came. in and smiled.-. Mr Smith looked at him inquiringly. The ybungmanwalketf around whistling "The Sweet Sixteen,'" Then he picked-up a ohair, and'olaspirig it in' his'arms as-he would his partner,. waltzed around the stove'again, and then out into' tho ohilly night," ~.''.'
'"Police!" said-Mr Smith,'vaulting over the counter. '.'Ho chased the young man through the dark and chilly night, and laid hold of the chair. Tho young man held on, still smiling and waltzing. i,t this moment a litte young man witlvoufc'a smile slid into the shop, emptied the money-drawer, and slid out again, The smiling young man surrendered the chair i o Mr Smith, who entered the shop just as his clerk returned. Then he found that his money had taken wings, and said to the clerks ..
"Did you find Mrs Kinney?" " There isn't any," was tho reply, !.f Have ypugot'tho bottle ?'' ' " Yea, ..Have'you got tho chair j" "Oh, yes,'l've got the cjiai'r-, and they've got 4he money,. How busy we have been, You'd better shut.up for the night, Some one else might drop in!"
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1897, 24 January 1885, Page 2
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331A DRUGGIST'S ADVENTURE. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1897, 24 January 1885, Page 2
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