He wasi a smart junior, with a rising reputation for genius in the art oi' ci‘o,ss-exammation. Said lid to witness, a garrulous but alert old lady: “How much money had you. in your pbckot when you say it was picked “Four shillings, two sixpences, and a sovereign in gold,” camo the reply trippingly on the tongue. \ . “Did you ever see a sovereign in anything but gold?” was the next question, cynically put. “Yes; I once saw. King Edward in' a carriage.”
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2586, 21 August 1909, Page 4 (Supplement)
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81Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2586, 21 August 1909, Page 4 (Supplement)
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