Very Considerate. — A witty gentleman having received an invitation from a wealthy bnt not over refined lady, on arriving' waa lißheredintoherprosence.Sho waßsitting in the library.surrounaedby gorgeously-bound books " You see, Mr X ," sho Baid, >l I need never be lonely, for here I sit surrounded by my best friends." Mr X approached a 'sheH and*, without replying, took down a volume which he perceived to bo unout, ana immediately observed, with a xenial smile : "I am happy to find, Mrs W '-, that, unlike tho majority of people, you do not out your friends." Bashful Suitor : "Whatlwould you conaider an' engaging conversation ;" Quiokwitted Madam : "well, if you said io me, ' lie mine,' and I replied, ' Why certainly.'"
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Bush Advocate, Volume XI, Issue 869, 9 December 1893, Page 6
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115Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 Bush Advocate, Volume XI, Issue 869, 9 December 1893, Page 6
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