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A- North Island draper's assistant was showine. a lady some parasols. The' assistant has a good .command of language and knows how to expatiate on the good qualities and shows the best point of goods. As he picked up a parasol from the lot on the counter and opened it, he struck an attitude of admiration, and holdimr it up so that the best light would be had, said- ' Now, tHere ; isn't it lovely 1 Look at that silk. ParSS + arly«°a rly «°^ se S re Sl6S 16 the the general ? eCt 4.- J 5^ 1 ll - Pass y° uv hand over it. No nonsense about that parasol, is there ? ' he said, as he handed
it over to the lady ; ' ain't it a bfeauty ? ' c Yes,' said the lady ; ' that's my old one— l just laid if down here.' 4
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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 47, 21 November 1907, Page 37
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141WASTED ELOQUENCE New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 47, 21 November 1907, Page 37
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