JOCULAR JOTTINGS. (Copyright )

Otago Witness, Issue 2722, 16 May 1906, Page 74

JOCULAR JOTTINGS. (Copyright )

Member la it really true that jou are learnincr the vio'in. Captain 9

Caplain C (in stentoiian tone?) . How dare you make such a "violmualion" '

(Here tlu reporter fainted, and the feud was forgotten in. the effort to resuscitate him.)

OH, THOSE CRITICS! (Quite oiigi'iid ) Thin D.L.F. male clubbite (to very ptout ditto) I saw you at St. Clair baths la^t Saturday. Jeah boy! Stout D.L.F. . Oh, did you? I wa.= having a swim. Thm DLF. And do you know. deah chappie you wemirded me so much of our mutual fwieud, T. I C ! Stout D L.F. iinuch nattered) Did I, indeed? Thin D L.F. (retiring precip.tateh) Yes, indeed. In your bathing cos-tume don't you know you weminded me so much of multura in parvo — much in little — you Know' (P S. — They never speak now t Scene A certain rehearsing r~om. Dramatis Personoe Piamtte ;.ncl half a d^zen members rehearsing foi the coming social

Tjp.ddie (acting stage managei. gesticulating freely) Now. before we htart Eg\pt we niu'-t

have the da, da, da, da in Nov.. then, all together Member'- "Egypt, my porous piaster— — " " Laddie Stop, stop, for mercy's sake It ri'ns thus— '"Egypt, my Cleopatra." Once more, all together. Members "Egypt, my Cleopatra " Laddie (waving his arms franticalh) . Stop, stop. Just tap that key agaiu. unss' Is that the key of G' fPiam-te strikes the key G.) Laddie (with a sigh of satisfaction) . Ah, that's better. Once more. Members • "Egyp-t, my Cleopatra." etc . etc. (P S— l will not publish any more words of this favourite song. You must attend the socia! and pick up the tune and the word=.) Songs thai "might" take on at the forthcoming social — Fred "1 got <mt h a terrible «h<xk" (comic) Tomahawk "Tommy, make room for your uncie" (comic). Awkward Xed "Rather awkward ain't it 9 " (tragic). Didn't You Knew "And Sh<ike~pedie sa.d, 'Thjrojv physic to. the do^sl' '' iseriq-coinui.

Scobie . "Under a panama" (comic) , Go Hon ''I'm off to PoTtobello in the morning" (serio) Laddie "So, laddie, dinna urge me ruair" (pathetic) j Grape A' tits- "I've brought the coal" (yes. , Kaitaiigata nuts). 1 OjST DIT. I — That Go Hon intends to cremate, eradi- ' cate. or otherwise exterminate and obliterate the individual or individuals who make a piactice every dub night of removing his headgear from the clubroom lobby and secreting > it elsewhere. Beware, ye offenders 1 — mat Quagc lcgreis to heer of the sick-ne-s of A Mothers La.s=, anfl hopes she will socn be well and herself again. > — That Nipper is at present woiking near Otavitau. Kmg regards, chum. ; — That Areta found "The Lost Artistes" too funny to render, and willingly nanded it ov«r to tlie acting chairman ! — Time's up! QUAGO.