EMBARRASSING.
A gentleman visited a new district police-station, and was shown over tho j building by the officer in charge. Ho related the circumstances of his visit at homo in the hearing of his little boy. A few weeks later tho parent took Tommy witli him on a journey by rail. "Oh, pupa," said Tommy, upon seeing a largo, gloomy-looking building, "what place is that?" V "That's tho county gaol, Tommy," said tho parent. Whereupon tho irrepressible youngster exclaimed, to The embarrassment'of the father and the amusement of flic other occupants of the carriage— I "Eh! v that the gaul $w jrere in, ' Bftae,!"- - s'
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Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 18, 20 July 1918, Page 11
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105EMBARRASSING. Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 18, 20 July 1918, Page 11
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