Visitor and Ancient Servitor.

Punch Summer. Number 16. June, 1924

Visitor to Country Inn (preparing to play snooker on antique table). “How can we play with these balls? It’s impossible to distinguish the colours.”

Ancient Servitor (who combines the officer of wailer, boots, marker, etc.). “I’ll tell you ‘em, Sir.”

Visitor. “How do you know them?”

Ancient. “Bless yer ‘eart, Sir, I knows ‘em by the shape.”