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Greymouth Evening Star, 17 March 1917, Page 7

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—"Or* ——-*■— TUI- LLSSONSunday School I cachor.— A\'ov.. children, what lesson may we learn from the dealh ol Ahsa--10111!"" Tommy (son oi the village liarher) : ‘'l‘lcasc, sir, to oaf our air cub" ' NOT A PROPHET"When are you going to pay me for those wigs yon had from me two years ago!" ashed tin anxious stage . costumier‘•.Laddie," replied the man ol tragedy, "I'm an actor, not a prophet." A CRIMINAL LA WYLIE Higgs: "Crooke is a criminal la w ver, Isn I he Higgs: “lie’s a lawyer, Iml as to his heing criminal. I think he s Ini) careful lo guile ovdrslep the line. RREAIv IT GENTIAN A young man, an only son, married against the wishes of his parents- A sort time afterwards in telling a friend how to break -the news to them, he said: "fell them first I am dead: and then gently work up to the climax-

TREACHERY, leather: “I here. now look pleasant, bovs; hero s a penny tor ),;,(• hof you ' (After the picture is taken) “Finely clone: now give me the pennies back again. POVERTY. Persevering Percy (who has just paid a begging visit to neighbouring' house): Strike me pink, Finery/ if that ain't the most poverty-stricken ouse I ever struck- Why. blow me if there ain't two ladies playin' on the same planner. A EATON MANReilly: “You'll be sorry to hear that Pat was drowned yesterday/’ Dooley: “But I thought ] !e ‘ was such 'a good swimmer*;' Reilly: “Yes. but he was a union man- lie swam for eight hours and then gave it up on ptinciple/’ CENSES RETERNS. “I believe that 1 lie great body of British people are gentlemen. said the ministerial lecturer. “You're wrong. mister, shouted a member of the audi“The last census showed that over half of them were ladies.