TO THE POINT.
There is a well-known saying that
“brevity is the soul of wit.” Below are two instances of the truth of this. A man who is regarded as a bore by his acquaintances met a witty friend in the street and stopped him, "What’s going on ?” he asked. “I am,” was the other's reply, as he continued his way. •A celebrated physician, after examining a patient, advised him : "You'd better take a walk on an empty stomach every morning, my dear sir." "Whose?" was the brief reply.
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Northland Age, Volume IV, Issue 49, 27 July 1908, Page 7
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89TO THE POINT. Northland Age, Volume IV, Issue 49, 27 July 1908, Page 7
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