An Irishman was being cross-examined in the course of a will case. “Was th« deceased,” asked the lawyer, “in the habit of talking to himself when alone ?” “I don’t know," replied Paddy. “Come, come. You pretend that you were intimately acquaiqMd with the deceased and yet you donh\now anything about his little pecularities r “Well,” replied Paddy, “the fact is, I never happened lo be with him when he was alone." “Come, Tom, to save yourself disappointment, do give me some idea of what you would like for a birthday present.” “I’ll teif you this much, my dear, JL don’t want any crimson and yellow you have crocheted fer a bazaar »nd failed to sell.”
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Northland Age, Volume 25, Issue 27, 22 October 1925, Page 4
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