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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XXI, Issue 2907, 21 November 1892, Page 4

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MrMoveoft : 'Well, my dear, bow do you find the neighbours here—sociable.?' f •-.■■■■ Mrs Moveoffc: 'Very. Three or four of them have sent in to ask i£ I would allow their children to use our piano to practise on.' Mrs De Fashion • • Where is your mamma?' Little Misa De Style: 'She's iv the library, sweeping the floor.' Mrs De Fashion : * Horrors ! "With avulgar broom?' Little Miss De Style: 'No 'm with pa.' Charlie V., aged four, had two pety — a canary and a cat. One unlucky day the door of the cage was left open, and the cat was caught in the act of swallowing the last morsel of poor birdie. Little Charlie gazed at the cat a few moments in sorrowful meditation, and suddenly queried, * Mamma, will kitty sing now?' Noble revenge. — • I told Schlegei Miiller yesterday that the club to which he belongs were a set of stupid fools, and to-day they have gone and elected me an honorary member!' A sure sign. — JBertha : ' Then you firmly believe that your sweetheart is go;ng to marry you ?' Emma: 'I am quite positive, for be gives me nothing but useful presents.' "Worse than their reputation. — If anybody tries to make you believe that a bee-hive ie an emblem of industry, you may tell them that no bee works longer than three months out of the twelve, and that, on comparing it 8 si?e and strength with the work it gets through, it turns out to be j aet as lazy as the ordinary loafer.