The Groom: "Well, Bill, you won't see the guvnor's 'horse any more; they've taken him for the army." The Gardener: "Oh ! I suppose now he's going to be what the Frenchies call a 'horso de combat.' " The sailor had been showing the lady visitor over the sliip. In thanking him she said : "I see that by the rules cf your ship tips are forbidden. Loi, bless yer 'e-art, ma'am," replied Jack, "so .were the apples in the Garden of Edeq."
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 31 October 1914, Page 3
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