HEARD AS THEY PASS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11245, 24 June 1922, Page 11

HEARD AS THEY PASS

(For the “Times.”) Standing in a doorway on the quav tho other day, waiting for a friend', tho writer was listlessly observing the passers-by, and ever and anon scraps of conversation caught his ear. and began to form all sorts of grotesque combinations. A few of these verbal misfits are appended:— “I wonder how she manages to dress so expensively?” ‘‘ Oh, you know lie works in a motor-garage now.” “And he let me have it cheap because there were a few rpots on it.” “X think ninepence a ‘spot’ is a bit over the odds.” “He sung ‘A Life on the Ocean W avo’ splendidly ’ ’ “ 1 never saw a man so sick on the trip over to Day’s Bay.” —So Fred told Blouse and Co. what ho thought of them, and left.” “ And the books were in a dreadful mess.” “Oh, by-thc-byo, did you hear Rosina Buckman?” “ Serves her right! She got all slio deserved.” “The wretch snatched the purse out of her hand and got clean away———” And so she went to 6eo a spiritualist.” “I hear they’re' talking about bringing hack tho bookmaker.” ‘ ‘Fudge 1 Pamphlet 13 shows which way tho wind 1 blows.” “Poor Percy’s rheumatism has never been better since ” “ The cat went and ate the Bulgarian Bug.” “Doris always was passionately fond of music.” “ But the faith-healer worked a wonderful cure.” “Don’t yon think Gladys wears her skirt too high ?” “ Well, men I have spoken to seem to have a different opinion.” “And then that latest loan that the Government has raised ” ■ —l say, ‘Leave that to the R.S.A. executive: they’ll see to it.’” “Was r ‘ere a band playing in tho Botanical Gardens ” u And the car bolted from tho gardens and ran all tho way down tlio Tinalcori road.” “These earth tremors at Taupo ?” “ Oh, it’s six months yet to the general election.” “What chance do you think Bill Massey has?——” “ In my opinion, five years’ hard wouldn’t he too much.” -n m.C.