SMILE A WHILE

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 132, 6 June 1931, Page 18

SMILE A WHILE

Conjurer: "Your mother cannot ret eggs without hens, can she, sonny?" Small Boy: "Oh, yes, she can. She keeps ducks." "KINGFISHER BLUE" (12). City. • • • Mrs. Cobb decided to spond the day at a friend's place. Her grocer had not called before she went, so she left a note on the door: "All out. Leave nothing." On her return at night, she was amazed to find that her houso had been ransacked, and on the door was written: "Thanks. We've taken all but the piano. That was too heavy." "SNOWDKOP QUEEN" (13). Petone. # # # Auntie was entertaining her two young ; nephews. Putting out two pieces of cake, one bigger than the other, she said: — . "Now I want to see which of yon has the . best manners." "Jimmy hasl" said Johnny, S3 he grabbed the big piece. "BOSY-POSY" (11). Eastbourne. Farmer (angrily) : "I'll teach you to catch 1 flsh in my pond 1" Micky: "I wish you would, sir; I can't even get a nibble." "PINKLE-PURK" (10). Mlramar. * * • Client (sitting In barber's chair) : "Barber, why Is that dog looking so intently at my face?" Barber: "Oh, It once cot a bit of a gentle- , man's ear cut off In mistake." "MOUNTED POLICEMAN" (14). Pctone. Bobby was in church for tho first time. As the surpliced choir entered, ho whispered:— "Mummy, are they all going to have their hair cut?" "INDIAN CHIEF." Pctono. "ON TO THE BEAOH." "We get a beautiful view from our verandah, and we caa see right over Kilbirnie to where the breakers roll 1 ceaselessly on to the beach. Also we ■ see the aeroplanes rising up from the \ aerodrome like giant birds. But I ' like best looking out at night when £ all tho lights twinkle." ( "POLLIWIG." Hataitai.