Judge : Why did you steal the complainant's turkeys ? Coloured Prisoner : He had no chickens, yer honour. * * * " Did she give you a sprig of the mistletoe when you kissed her, Chappie ?" " JMo. indeed," answered Chappie, ruefully, " she failed her father. All I got was a bit of a dismissal toe." w # ' " We Yankees are smart enough," said Hicks, on watch night. " but, after all, the English are ahead of us. Here are we waiting for the old 1897 to die, while in London it's been 1898 for about three hours." * TV * " They, married for love, I believe." "Yes." ' " Aie they happy ?" " They Won't know yet. They are waiting to see what her father is going to do for ihem." ' • .... * A.'gentjeman having a horse that run away and lt>»: o k» his wife's neck was told hy a ; neVgliUV/uf- that he wished to purchase it for , ;his'"wfß*to : Ti<3e upoa. . "JSo," snjil tsie wittcli., " I intend to mairy again mvsi.li'. " ; *.* ' " What itc you going to be when you grow up, Tommy? " a^ke:t Lncle Bob, " Mamma nays it Jooks very much as if I | was going to b~ a giant,'" said the little fel- : low, giandng down at bis haif-outgrown . trousers and coat. {
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Bruce Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 3030, 24 January 1899, Page 3
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199Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 Bruce Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 3030, 24 January 1899, Page 3
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