BREAKING THE NEWS GENTLY.
There is a man in Liverpool who is renowned for his imperturbable calmness on every imaginable occasion. One day he strolled leisurely into tho office of a friend. "I have just had a chat with your wife," he said by way of beginning. "Why, I didn't l*now she was in town'." • "Oh, she wasn’t in town," replied the other. "I called at your house." ‘ A I didn't know she was receiving to-day,” said the husband, with some surprise. "I thought' she had a headache." "She didn’t mention it to me," said tho cairn man. "There was a crowd at the house." "A crowd !" echoed the husband. "Yes," went on the calm man. "They came with the fire-engine." "The fire-engine !" gasped the husband.
"Oh, it’s all right," went on the calm man. "It.’s all out now. It wasn’t much of a. fire, but I thought you’d like to kno\&.jt."
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Northland Age, Volume 3, Issue 38, 7 May 1907, Page 5
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