The Moral of It.

North Otago Times, 2 December 1911, Page 3 (Supplement)

The Moral of It.

"Oh, James!" exclaimed Mw, Nosewer tearfully to her husband, "darling .tabr has' swallowed a shirt-button I Dth-do you think it will hurt him 1" " It's Impossible to say, madam," said Mr, 'Nosover Angrily, " but i( it kills Wo, es It, may do, you will be rejponslble lor his death."

"(How—how can you ray suoh a cruel—cruel thing, James V sobbed lire. N. "Because the baby's death would be owing to your gross carelessness and laz.lness, madam!" replied 'Mr. N, neveroly. "If that shlrt J buUon M been In the place where It ought to have beon-namely, on my shirt, which, as you can see, Is nearly buttonless—the baby would never have swallowed It, as, as, though It Is a tolerably hungry baby, I don't fancy It would tackle a shirt-button when attached to a shirt, especially If I happened to he Inside the shirt I Tbe moral of this, madam. Is, sew buttons On my shirts I"