IMITATION THE SINCEREST FLATTERY.
A bird dealer was considerably startled the other day by a man rushing into his shop and insisting on the return of a parrot he had purchased some time back. "Why," remarked the dealer, "you've had"*him three months. What's the matter with him?" "W—w—well, the b—br-b— blessed b—b —bird st —st—st—utters."
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXIII, Issue 111, 12 May 1902, Page 8
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55IMITATION THE SINCEREST FLATTERY. Auckland Star, Volume XXXIII, Issue 111, 12 May 1902, Page 8
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