SCANDAL HATERS.
i The two men on the back, seat of tne tramway car were talking about the little' woman who was watering flowers in her garden as they passed. "The biggest gossip in the town," said the tall man. "I detest gossipers."
<{ - So do I," replied the short man, and she is certainly the queen of them all. But, then, maybe she is worried a,nd gossips for pastime. They say her first husband ran away with the cook."
"*ou don't say so ! Well, I heard that her second husband rolls home at dawn, and you can hear him singing all along the street." "He must be a gay bird. The milkman told my wife they eat two meals a day, and her daughter is going to marry a lad who only makes 30s a week.
"Well, I declare ! But I certainly do hate gossipers." "Yes, so do I."
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Marlborough Express, Volume XLII, Issue 9, 11 January 1908, Page 3
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149SCANDAL HATERS. Marlborough Express, Volume XLII, Issue 9, 11 January 1908, Page 3
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