For months lie had called alter business hours and found a. knee seit for the lady ho hud honoured with his attentions—and then he didn’t marry tho girl. “ What do yon mean by it?” naked tho indignant parent., “ Fact is,” said tho wayward suitor, negligently, “ when 1 got to know her better I didn’t see what particular use she’d be to me—except as a trouser press.” “So you have broken off your engagement to Mr Schmidt.” “ Yes, I found his love was not strong enough to stand all the little troubles of everyday life.” “What did you notice?” “ lie was quite angry every time my darling little Fide bit his legs.” Billie: I don’t like these lifts, they trive mo the stitch in my sidc._ Sammy; Row’s that, old mail? Billie; Being hemmed in, 1 suppose I V man was bragging that be couh> mime any brand of spirit, and ail onlooker, taking a Hash from Ins pocket, asked the connoisseur to taste that and tell him what it was,. He did so, and promptly spat it out, making horrible faces. “ Good gracious, man!" he cried. ur !’hats Units wiiat i‘ -is!'’ ’• Vfi- - . I know that, ytuiift «i.iH c-'mv: “M.t what brand is it?”
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Evening Star, Issue 20089, 1 February 1929, Page 11
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