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A Christmas dinner was being given ', by a land owner to his tenants. Everything was done in first-class style, and among other luxuries provided were finger bowls. One; old man couldn't understand what these were for, but, being thirsty, and seeing nothing else to drink, he drank; up the contents of the bowl opposite him. A. waiter saw the empty bowl;' and promptly filled it again. ' . Still the old chap got nothing to '■ drink, so he quenched his thirst from the bowl again. The waiter came round again, and to his surprise found the bowl empty once ;.jnore. He was about to fill it, when''the old man i looked up arid said piteotisly; "I say, John,' dinna gie me1 only iriair o' that i stuff, or 111-burst." ' ':'■'■
mond ring interestingly, "I know a better plan than that." "Do you?" ".-■■: ; ■.: "Yes, indeed. By my plan you take one particular man, place him; on the sofa in the parlour, turn the light down, sit close to him, and look into his eyes. And then if he doesn't 'pop' you'll know it's time to change the man on the sofa." • , •
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Evening Post, Issue 149, 20 December 1935, Page 17
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189ONLY WATER Evening Post, Issue 149, 20 December 1935, Page 17
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