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Evening Star, Issue 14512, 2 November 1910, Page 9

■ A Bright Outlook.—“ Do you—er—do you ihink, Miss Dobbleigh, that you will be—er—engaged next Thursday evening?” asked Jfoinpy, very bashfully. “Well, really, -Mr Tonipy,” replied Ethel, "I don’t know; but .f you can get up pluck enough between now and then to do your share, I think there’s a iair prospect that I shall be.” And Tompy iul. An Irishman who was painting the rail.ngs of a house was noticed by a companion suddenly to look troubled, and then be began to paint faster and faster. “ Why are you in such a hurry to finish the job?” asked the mate. “ I haven’t much paint left,” explained the Celt, “an’ it’s finishin’ the job I’m after before it’s all gone.”