MERRIER MOMENTS.
I Mother: Ah, now you're a -little 'ij.au. Fred (in trousers for the first time): And now, ma, can't I call father "Harry?" Just the Thing.*—Wife: I wish I could find something that would really amuse the baby. Husband: Why not get a new Brussels carpet and a quart of ink? ! Lady (engaging housemaid): We are all vegetarians and should expect you to .become one. Have you any ob'jeci (ion? Housemaid (hesitatingly); Well, mum, it depends. Is beer a. vege. liable, mum. As It Worked. —"It's all nonsense, dear, about wedding cake. I put aij enormous piece under my pillow ami dreamed of nobody." "Well?" "Ant] the next night 1 ate it and dreamed of everybody." A Gentle Hint,—She (playfully). What a Boer you are! He (hug-in_ her): Do I bore you very much? She.. , Well, every time papa appears you lay . down your arms.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXI, Issue 292, 8 December 1900, Page 2 (Supplement)
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