THE AMERICAN SCORED
The American in the corner, of the non-smoking first class carriage insisted on lighting his cigar. The indignant Britisher in the other corner protested, and protested in vain. At the next .station he hailed the guard, with hostile intent; but the placid American was too quick for him.
' Guard/ he drawled. ' I think that you'll find that tins gentleman is travelling with a third class ticket on him.'
Investigation proved him to be right, and the indignant Britisher was ejected. °
A spectator of the little scene asked the triumphant American how he knew about that ticket. ' Waal,' explained the imperturbable stranger, ' it was sticking out of his pocket, and I saw it was the same color as minel'
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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVII, Issue 5, 4 February 1909, Page 198
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121THE AMERICAN SCORED New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVII, Issue 5, 4 February 1909, Page 198
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