Opportunity

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 5, 7 January 1937, Page 5

Opportunity

Tli© vicar was addressing a mixed gathering on the subject of “Mother* hood.’' “And, my friends, 1 invite ony one of you to tell me,” he said, “to what woman does any one of you owe more than you can ever repay?''' Expecting, of course, the reply, “My mother," the parson was astounded to see a stout woman who took in boarders up and, turning towards a young man farther along the row, shout: “Now then, Jim Briggs—'ere’s your chance to give me a bit of an advert’ “

An old Highland soldier got into a train travelling to Inverness. Rather unsteadily he sat down beside a Salvation Army officer. * For some time he gazed at the officer’s uniform with profound concentration. At last he broke into speech. “What’s yer regiment, man? 1 canna mak it oot. ” The officer replieed; “I am an officer of Heaven. I go to Inverness to fight the devil, to Abeerdeen to fight him again, and then to Dundee, Edinburgh, and New Castle.” “That’s right, ma man,” said the other; “keep ou heading tho blighter >outh. ”