As he picked
himself up and shook the dust from his clothes he glared back at the
horse, saying--"You blurry liar!"
TRIUMPH OF MATTER OVER MIND
Out on a station in the Burketown district an athletic black boy was
employed. Trained by some friends, Charley developed such fleetness of
foot that it was decided to enter him in sports which took place at
Normanton and Croydon. In order that the public might be properly
surprised, it was planned that Charley should run into second place at
Normanton, and that at Croydon all possible honours were to be his.
Immediately before starting at Normanton, Charley was told that he was
not to win, because his backers wanted to make big money at Croydon.
Charley ran a good second most of the way, made a spurt, and breasted
the tape yards to the good.
Taken aside, his friends angrily remonstrated with him. "Look here,
Charley, what's the matter? I bin tell you run second. You come
first--you spoil everything!"
"Carn help it, Dick. Carn help it. Me bin bolt."
THE RUSE THAT FAILED
Miners in isolated camps where writing paper is not always available,
scribble their orders for rations upon hastily tom margins of
newspapers.
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