STATISTICS FOR GIRLS.
A young English statistician,' who w,*»oy, paying court to a young lady, thought t(K>u surprise her with his immense, erudition? :ro Producing his note book, she thought Jha.d was about to indite a love sonnet; but wAa r< slightly taken aback by the following ques-.ia tion 2—2 — " How many meala do you eat;?'? :?;;•■' "Why, three, of course; but of >11 the oddest questions !" (t Nevermind, dear. I'll tell you all'abbu^.!, it in a minute." r . '"[ i IV. "'■>'»'' His pencil , wao rapidly at work.' ' Atflaat,' .? fondly clasping her slender waist ':, ri '.' J "Now, my darling, I've got it, and\i£ ( 't you wish to know how much has i j pasaed ,' through that adorable little mouth in 'the last seventeen years, I can give you 'the! exact',, figures. , , \ ,_'",,"? "1 " Goodness ! Gracious ! What can you ?i mean?" , , " ! . "j, .?! "Now, just listen, says he,. "ana l Tyott' < i will hear exactly what you have been obliged ''* to absorb to maintain those charms which' are to make the happiness of my'lifel"-" ' ' ""f " But I don't wanjb to hear?' ; I " .: f 2 "Ah, you are surprised, no doubt, statistics are wonderful things,: Just .listen, s, " You are, seventeen .years old, so' tfiat' ia.^ fifteen years you haye 1 .ab^GrbejCpxen^'or, \ calves, 5j sheep and lambal ldj.'ch^okjmjs/i 327 ; duoks, 204 ;' geese,. 12 ; ,tu.rkeys; i .l'po.jl game of various'kinds, 824 l ',fishe9,'l6P'jjßggsV' J 3124 ; vegetables (bunches), "JTOO' ;"frai*lp»- v kets), 603 ; cheese, 102 ; bread:q^e, eto", (in," sackß of flour), 40 ; wine (barrels). tlijratOT^ (gallons), 3000." . , , '* , ' ?]' ?T ( . ° At this the maiden revolted, and ( .jumping^ up, exclaimed: , ,'--,' ''V*! %' "' "I, think you are very im^ertment, an,d . disgusting besides, and I wili "no^atay ,tou listen "to you 1" upon whioh she .flew the £ house. ' l x He gazed after her- with an .abatraoted air. and left, saying to himself:"- -AJv«yL A 1 ", If she'kepfi-talking »V tKafe-rftte'-tw^fl hours out of ; twenty-four, her -jaws iwouldi mi twenjby 1 years' travel- a distance of 1j 332,124) miles." ■ ;' '^f'i-o/jrw swiji The maiden,' within' two- months, 5 ms£»l tied, a well-to-do grocer who was no status?; tician. ;/ ;'; ' ' >.'-".' -vf*'--. -^rcv
STATISTICS FOR GIRLS.
Otago Witness, Issue 1449, 30 August 1879, Page 23
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