The Ticket Told A Tale.

Otago Witness, Issue 2085, 8 February 1894, Page 49

The Ticket Told A Tale.

Jenkins had left college. He had lived rather fast ; but now he meditated matrimony, and settling down into the respectabilities. A» an old aunt died and left him a little money,, what w»b more natural than that he should redeem some of the many articles of clothing which he had unfortunately deposited with his uncle in the days of his necessity P By sad mishap, however, that esteemed and obliging relative forgot to remove the tickets, and this led to an embarrassing contretemps. Full of kindness and pride in her dear boy, his mother, on his return to the paternal mansion, insisted on unpacking his boxes. In doing so, she first discovered an overcoat with an ominous-looking: label upon it.

" What a nuisance ! " said Jenkins, in answer to her expression of surprise. "They must have forgotten to take off the ticket at that ball at Dancea way's, when I left my overcoat in the ante-room."

Mamma was satisfied ; but when, shortly afterwards, she found a pair of trousers bearing a similar label, imagine the puzzled surprise with which she exclaimed : "But surely, my darling, you didn't leavo these in the ante-room, too P "