TROUBLE IN THE OFFICE.
"Why is a woman like an umbrella?" asked the exchange editor. "Because, she's made of ribs and attached to a stick," replied the information editor. "Why is " "Wrong. Guees again." "Because she always has to be shut up when ——" "JsVvv! Yon'fatipuß me." .„ "Because she' stands in the hall and " "Xa.I*'! It's nothing about standing in the hall." "A woman is like an umbrella because nobody ever gets the right one. Why is " "King off! That isn't the answer, either." "Tt's a better one than you've got." "Don't you reckon I know whether It is or not? Whose conundrum is this—yours or mine?" "Well, she's like an umbrella because—it isn't because she fades with age, is it?" "You ought to be ashamed of yourself." "I am. Is it becaxise you have to put up when it's cloudy and threatening—no, that can't, be it. Because she's a good thing to have in the house. Why is " "You're not within four counties of it." "Because you can't find any pocket in either. Why is " ' . "No choice. Vote again." } "I won't! A woman isn't like an umbrella. There is not the slightest resemblance. You go on with your work and let me alone." "I knew you couldn't guesß it. It's because she's accustomed to reign." Then the information editor rose in ' his wrath, and they were only prevented from doing mischief to each other by prompt—and wholly unexpected—work on the part of the labour editor.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXII, Issue 154, 1 July 1901, Page 8
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