THAT OBLIGING GUARD!
The train was about to depart, when a stout old lady ran on to the platform in haste. The obliging guard pounced upon her, fairly lifted her into the carriage, and, as he slammed the door, the train steamed out of the station. The first stopping-place was thirty miles up the line, and when the train arrived the guard observed the old lady stepping out of the compartment in a state of boiling indignation. ‘ Y « very nearly missed it, mum,’ he said. ‘Missed it! You silly fool!’ fumed the old lady. I didn t want to come by it at all. I simply wanted to post a letter in the late-fee box on the train. And now, perhaps, you’ll tell me who is going to pay my fare back. Talk about the intelligence of man ! I’d rather have a donkey to deal with ! ’
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New Zealand Tablet, 27 March 1913, Page 62
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146THAT OBLIGING GUARD! New Zealand Tablet, 27 March 1913, Page 62
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