ANECDOTE COMPETITION.
part 2.
 
 
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Eskdale and its "rat trod" railway is acquiring quite an extended  
reputation. It is related that some weeks ago one of the dale female residents  had 
occasion to visit Whitehaven, and was overtaken as she was journeying  alongside 
the line by the celebrated pigmy  engine and carriages. The  driver, with his 
usual courtesy, pulled up and asked the woman if she cared  to  ride the rest 
of the way. His abashment was as great as the passenger's  amusement on her 
answering him:
 
"Noa, maister; I'se in a hurry to-day!"
 
E. A. HARTLEY,
24, Albert-street, Workington.
 
 
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A grocer once tried to impress his apprentice with the point that if they  
did not happen to have the article which the customer wanted he must substitute  
another. He must effect a sale, if possible. The boy paid great attention, 
and  determined to act according to instructions. One day a customer came into 
the  shop and asked for a pound of barley. The apprentice knew that they had 
sold all  the barley, so he said:
 
"We don't happen to have any barley at present. Will treacle do?"
 
Maggie PROUD,
Main-street, Hensingham.
 
 
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An Irishman, with a sprained ankle, once presented himself before the  
Infirmary doctor at Whitehaven. The doctor examined the ankle, and wrote out a  
prescription for a lotion, telling the Irishman to rub his ankle with it every  
night and morning. Soon afterwards Pat re-appeared, with a piece of paper soiled 
 and worn, which he offered to the doctor, saying at the same time:
 
"I have brought back your medicine, doctor, I used it as ye told me to, and  
it cured me entirely. Good luck to ye."
 
Andrew FINLAY, 
Main-street, Hensingham.
 
 
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A gentleman near Maryport wanted to purchase a donkey for his young  children 
to learn to ride upon. Meeting a boy, with a good looking ass, drawing  a 
cart laden with coal, he called out:
 
"Stop, you boy, Whose ass is that?"
 
"Its nut ass at o',  its a mow cwol," was the reply.
 
J. IRWIN,
Pennington Arms, Hotel, Ravenglass.
 
 
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