TO RAISE A SMILE
THE SECRET. “What makes the buds open, mother?” “The Spring, dear.” “Well, who put the spring inside?” THE SAME PLACE. Teacher: “To whom does this penny belong?” Bright Boy: “Me, sir.” Teacher; “Indeed! Where did you lose it?” Bright Boy: “Where you found it, sir.” SMART LAD. Tourist: “Will this road take me to town, my boy?” Boy: “No, sir, I’m afraid you will have to walk there!” COULDN’T SAY. Judge: “Have you ever been up before me?” Accused: “I really couldn’t say. What time do you get up?” THE RESULT. “So you’ve taken to glasses, old chap?” * “Yes, the crossword puzzles have left me with one eye vertical and one horizontal.”
WHY HE STOPPED WORK. ' Farmer: “I thought I told you to keep on chopping wood until the bell rang for dinner.” New hand: “So you did, sir. But the chopping made so much noise I ‘thought I shouldn’t hear.”
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Northern Advocate, 11 July 1936, Page 6 (Supplement)
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155TO RAISE A SMILE Northern Advocate, 11 July 1936, Page 6 (Supplement)
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