SECRET OF MARRIED BUSS
Air Id. Humphrey-, of Sslreahain. High road, one of the best known -oeond-hiind book’ dealers in bondon. celebrated his gulden wedding recently. "I am very oldfashioned,” said Mr Humphreys to a ' Daily representative. He has. been a staunch teetotaller for titty-one. years. He was oiilv inurriod on condition Unit il wife was ill aud was ordered inlo.\ioani< by a- doctor (tie medictil imm should be dismissed, and two nmre doctors should he called in to decide whether she was to have intoxicants. The condition was also made that- if Mrs Humphreys drank iuloxicaidwiilmul the permission of a doctor the couple .should separate ond each live on hall of Mr Humphreys's income. ” '.lnl\ oie-e ),nve we had a row,” said Mr Humphreys, referring to bis wife. ' Thu secret ot happ.v married life is to pick the right girl at the start. This is the reason I married my wife 1 was attending a Christian mission meeting, when I heard someone inquiring for a. Miss Wilson, whom I only knew by name Another person then said Dial Miss Wilson had been up at I o'clock that mornin" to prepare, break fast for her brother done inn- mylhers washing, been lo leach al school and then rone home I" complete Urn washing, and was expected at lit- meeting shortlv I thought I had heller make a pal id ,a girl like limb I did so, with Ihe re.-nh that we married.”
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Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 3714, 12 October 1926, Page 7
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