Three men sat in the chib. It was just on 11 o’clock when a man rushed in: “Is Mr Smith here? He must come homo at once. His house is on fire, his wife is in the third story bedroom, and can’t get down because the staircase is alight.” “ Well, boys,” said Smith, “Such being the case, I know that you will excuse me if I call for the last three rounds of drinks.”-
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Evening Star, Issue 23122, 23 November 1938, Page 13
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