Gave It Up.
He had discoursed- learnedly, if somewhat •wearyingly, to his friend on the influence of ~ food upon character. "Tell me," said ho, in summing up, "tell me what, a man eats and drinks, and I will tell you what he is." * Hjb friond, though fatigued, waj? interested. "There is only one question I wish to ask you," he said. . „ "Ask it," replied the discourser magnanimously, with an air tbat said very clearly: "Give me a hard one while you arc at it, and I'll show you how smart I am." "It is this," replied the fatigued friend. "How much sage tea would you have to drink to make a wise man of yourself?" No answer to this being promptly forthcoming, the conference then brofec up.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2389, 14 December 1899, Page 63
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127Gave It Up. Otago Witness, Issue 2389, 14 December 1899, Page 63
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