ONE HE DIDN'T, TAKE.
* James !' ' Yes, pa.' 'There were seven pears in that cupboard. Six of them are gone. Do you know anytbing about itT ' I never took one of them.' •Sure?' ' Certain, pa. Wish I may die if j ' You wicked, bad boy ! How often have I told you never to use such an expression 1 Here conies. ma. Let us see if uhe knows anything about it V Mamma says she saw James take at feast five of them. ' You little, rascal ! How dare you tell me you never took one, and here is only this little one with the grubeaten side left V 'Oh, pa, don't bit me. I said I didn't take one of them — and — and — and that's the one I didn't take.'
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Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 68, 17 September 1887, Page 1 (Supplement)
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128ONE HE DIDN'T, TAKE. Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 68, 17 September 1887, Page 1 (Supplement)
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