Mother: What did your father say when he saw his broken pipe ? Innocent: Shall I leave out the wicked words, mamma? Mother: Certainly. Innocent: Then I don't believe there is anything to tell you, mamma. Mrs Howso: 'Did the butcher send the lobsters ?' Bridget: 'He did, mum, but I sent them back. They wazn't ripe.'' ' First Citizen: 'Might I trouble you for the time, sir ?' Second Citizen : ' Pm.Wry I can't tell yotl. I'm a stranger here myself.' .... Friend: 'Does your town boast of a baseball team t'. Suburbanite : ' No; we used to boast of one, but we have to apologise for it now.' An Unguarded Moment.—Visitor : Don't you get tired sitting there doing nothing ? The Bearded Lady : Yes, but I have to do something, to support my wife and children. ' It musthave been a very tender-hearted butcher who killed this lamb,' said Mr A., pausing in the dissection of his chop. ' Why ?' asked his fellow-boarder. 'He must have hesitated- three or four -years before striking the fatal blow J. Timid Woman (to ferryman,'who is rowing her across the river): Are people ever lost in this river ? Ferryman : No, ma'am ; we always find them again.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXVIII, Issue 258, 6 November 1897, Page 4 (Supplement)
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194Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 Auckland Star, Volume XXVIII, Issue 258, 6 November 1897, Page 4 (Supplement)
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