SPARKS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 30 March 1929, Page 10

SPARKS.

Aii Knglishman and a Scotsman went out, to speml a convivial evening. The Knglishman stood tlie dinner, theatre tickets, and the taxi home. The Scotsman stood five feet ten. - - « * • •‘How does Smith feel about that eliauitoiir who ran oil' with his car and his daughter ?” asked. Batkins. •die’s mighty grateful,” said Bolter. •‘He says tlie poor idiot relieved him ’ of two of his most expensive possessions.” ■*•**'** Traveller—“Yes, on our homeward journey through Africa we nearly came to grief—our tyres were so worn out that they could not be repaired any more, but we killed four elephants and used their trunks as tyres.” *. * * * * There had been a nasty collision between two motor-cars, and naturally; a crowd collected. Said one inquisitive person who had arrived late, ‘’How did this happen?” “Oil,” said a cynical bystander, “I expect they were 'both after the same pedestrian.” j The motor accident had resulted in I a court action. As usual, the driver of the car protested that he was driving at a very moderate speed, in fact, rate of only four miles an hour. "Ah, gentlemen of the jury,” said the quick-witted opposing counsel, "think of the long, lingering agony of my client as the car drove so slowly over lliis body.”