GOT A PRIZE JUST THE SAME.
At a twenty-first birthday a mother was praising the talents of her son, and, being, anxious to make him appear at his best before the conipany present, asked him to show tho company tho prizes he had won. One of tho guests, picking vp tho best article, chid; "And what did ho win this prize for?” "Oh, that was for running,” said tho proud mother. "And who presented to him?” asked the guest. “Wo did.” said the mother. The guest looked surprised. "You see,” said the proud mother, "he’d have won, but he didn't hear the pistol go off."-
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 6704, 30 December 1908, Page 7
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105GOT A PRIZE JUST THE SAME. New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 6704, 30 December 1908, Page 7
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