TOPNOODY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4255, 10 December 1881, Page 3

TOPNOODY.

Mr Topnoody went to tho ministrcls, and the funny conundrums and jokos he heard set him to thinking. So at breakfast ono morning ho begin on Mis Topnoody. She was warm and not very mnc '.\ in tho humour for pleasantry, but Topnoody slashed away. "i say, Mrs Topnoody, can you spell hard water with threo letters ? " " No, 1 can't ; I might, though, if tod had taken mo to the minstrels last night." Thiß staggered him a little, but not seriously. "And you can't, spell it? Weli, l~c• c, ain't that hard water." Mrs Topnooay novcr smiled, and Mr T. went on : "Now spoil 'money' with four letters." " I don't know how," she said. " Ha, ha, that's too goo.!. A woman ran never ci»n pofc at this sort of thing in Mm same clearheaded way n jrinn can. VVrll, the war lo spell it io c-a-s-h ; nii.'t that nioncr ?" Ajjaio did V■- ■ . tu'l to imiile, atid Toj>noi'dy started on-, with uuolhor. " Hold on ti minute,', she interrupted, looking nyiy ;,: I've j<ut, one. Let's net' if you can ge.i it it. bpell 'Topnoody' with four letters." Topnoody scratched his heail nwliile, and gavo it up. " iia, ha," laughed Urn T. ; " that's too good. A man c*u j.fvnr got at this sort of thing in the same cleur! leaded way a woman can. Well, tho way t« cpell it 'is fo-o-1 ; ain't tliat Topnoody ?" But Topnoody never Bmiled, nnd the breakfast was finished in silence, except an occasional chuoklc from Mm Topnoody'B end of tho table.