SHORT STORIES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20402, 2 November 1929, Page 8 (Supplement)

SHORT STORIES.

TEE PEX TO HAYS. I The * ieseber •was eaaasisiag Jobsay's | lesneirark. I " Jdbszxir," ihs said, " xhl% looks kjs- | pksasifJr like 50a? jEsiers «trrit:n2." I Yef cawied Jofcsisy. *'Wdi, ssisf, J too see; I saed ia« foe iritis pes." I EYIDEETLY SOT 2£EAST. I The piiiM <k»sa» bd io Jbe kisdam ® of her seaft to ebj at a villi;:? | (tear ceootrS. Tbe Tatar's "wife *•««* 5 6oh;z hsr best to esiertsin fecr I a*«ilag ber lam. • | "It *ras so r«ry- nke of yoa to own*. |Of Ken.? s laadb poster i.nrw woald 1 have dcee, tot we ocaSda't £sd cot." j TOO DZAZ. i | Two SBO-tsaßeß were ciiisisng a diScali 1 peak so tk (toe sscoecded us | reaching ibe top, bat fca cosipiska htI csa>« <?red.g%d ia a b»4 place. 11» isaa a", j lbs is-p *A>d, " T«3 baog cat here, J Sua- • rose, and Til go bade to tie vSlage for a ■i tugs." An bocr sftersarfs tfce racser | reversed a&d ibwted, ** Are 70a there. | Junnue! It"? no g&od. Tbty wajrt«<i I faaff-a-cwTc for Ibe k^u" i HA2D or HZAEI3JG. j Mr?. Grew was t«t o!d: il« nr&s aiw | ve _.y fas*. On li«r aicf.itth Urtbdav a • kind-hearsed reiaskss paid for Iter to go ( asd br<r ia a o&ttagc beside tb* m. j The Fleet hapj>eae»l to bs arscbor&d at I the tajse jast t€ the same coast. . Not ] Jmz a Iter Mrs. Cwes's arrival a salute ' of ten gans tt&s £?ed. | Tie old h 3? tae fowa her wat, I rrnowbed dowa her dies, acd patted bcr f hair. f *" Cwse hishe ?a;d iwwtiy. MY MISTAKE. ] As sosie riiiora going j through a prison under ibe escort oi the I governor, they «se to a room in which I tbree ?'.'OIDCG were tewing. ] Ik-ar »»/' remarked one of the | itors, "what I»*j- vidoasrloe&zng crea- ] tares" I never .saw such depraved < faces. What are they hers for!" I " Because they have no other home." ] replied'ibe "This is ©ur | s;i?iag-rc*.*»i, and tbes« are ®r wife and | tr.o daughters." j A TASTY 24OUSEL. j Her father was booking very stem. I . You're far too extravagant. D«rj." I fee said. " What do you want fire pounds | for now ! " A new ereaing froei," «be repliedI " Evening be cjclaimed. " Bat, | good gracsou.', gir2, I boagbt voa a new { evealug frock oaiy last v, ©ek. , Wlial'i | happened to lbßit" I Her eyes filled'wilb tears. I " It's gone, fstber," i?be said, " I pnt' it away in she capbaard and a horrible I moih ate it." i , GOOD GIEL. A girl who had obtained a siiuation in London as a servant, was asked by her usistzets: "Annie, I kiwsr of by your accent that you are Scotch, bat yo-i jiave never mentioned ibe part of Scotland from which you conse. Which 15 it?" *' I come froai near Aberdeen, ma'am," the replied. . ' • ' " On, indeed." said the lady, " bot why did you not tell me L>eforfi" Weeij I didna hke tae dae that, ma'am,, because when I'-"'WaSj.:Teaving ham« ma mither said, ' Xoc, Anrde, be sure an' "dwnz . .boast.' " . . - A MARK OF BESPECT. While the Shah of Persia v. as making a State progress through the c:f;« a little bov Trho bad c!imbe<J a lamp-post to obtain a view made a long isose, v/herenpovi the Shah, who had noticed him, inqyired the meaning of this strange gesture. "Thai," replied the confused official, "is —er —a mark of great respect." As the ■ train was moving out of Manchester station—:n the presence of the L/mJ Mayor and other officials—it is, said that the" Shah stood at fbe window of the saloon and imitated the little boy's gesture. THE DIPPICULTY. An artist saw an old countryman vrborn he thought would make a good model. So he sent" his maid to bring in the man to paint him. The old fellow hesitated. " Will he pay me well V' " Oh, yes; he'll probably give yoa a pound." Still the old man hesitated. He took off his shabby hat and scratched hh head in perplexity. - "It's an easy, way to earn a.pound," the maid prompted. *' Oh, I know that," came the reply. " 1, visa only wondering how I'd get the paint off afterwards."

TOO DANGEEOB3. A strange woman had just called on the vicar of a certain parish v.-ith a distressing tale abont her daughter, who vras very ill in bed. She was anxious for the good man to come and visit the girL "I will certainly call on her if sbe is so bad/' said the vicar. " But I don't remember ever having seen you in my church. Do you often go V , The woman shook her head. "No, sir," she replied.. "We happen to be chapel people." . The vicar looked surprised. " Then why didn't you send for your own minister V' he asked.

"Oh, Ave couldn't risk him," was-the quick reply. ".You see, it's scarlet fever that my daughter's got."- ' THE MARK THAT SHRUNK. When the army doctor examined the new recruit the former was a trifle puzzled at the black spot on the latter's stomach. " Where did you get that spot ?" asked the doctor. " That," answered the iecruit, " is a tattoo mark." • "Tattoo mark V questioned the doctor. " What is it supposed to represent V " Oh, that's "my girl's name," replied the recruit.

" What is your girl's name ?" asked the doctor.

" Elizabeth," answered the recruit. " But that spot does not spell Elizabeth," said the doctor. " Well," answered the recruit, " it did v.hen I was fat." NOT EFFECTIVE. " Atishoo!" went the occupant of the corner seat in the railway carriage. ".Atishoo!" he repeated a moment later. He turned to the man sitting beside him. " Hay fever," he explained. " Always get it in this hot weather." The second, rhan nodded sympathetically. Then he dived into his pocket and brought out a little round bos. ' " Try some of this," be said. " It's a special cure for it/' The -sufferer removed the lid and gazed with interest at the powder in the box, "Is.it any good?" he asked.

" Any good 1" said the owner warmly. " Well, sir, I've had hay fever for thirtytwo years and I've never taken anything for it but thia.'i