TOO EXPENSIVE.
At . the Old Guard banquet at Dclmonico's a guest told an instructive story about summer vacatioii3. "I eaid to a man tho other day," ho began, " 'Well,, aro you going to send your wife to the seashore again this summer?' 'No, sir; I!m not,' said he. 'I can't afford it.' 'But your wifo's so economical,' I objected. 'You told me that she spent very littlo at the shore last year.' 'Yes, I know,' said he ; 'but. home aloncj I spend over a hundred a week.' " MIGHT BE WORSE. In an English constituency a canvassi^ happened upon an artisan busy reading the posted addresses and studying tho pictured faces of tho two candidates. "Well, what do you think of them?" asked the canvasser. Tho voter shrugged his shoulders, and said nothing. "Which, candidate would you like to vote for ?" persisted tho other. "Don't know no-, thing about none of 'em," replied tho British elector, "but by what I con sea of 'em, I thnnk 'eaven as only one of 'en»' can get in." '
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Evening Post, Volume LXXX, Issue 38, 13 August 1910, Page 11
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174TOO EXPENSIVE. Evening Post, Volume LXXX, Issue 38, 13 August 1910, Page 11
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