Worse Than Rhinoceros.

Otago Witness, Issue 2672, 31 May 1905, Page 77

Worse Than Rhinoceros.

At a certain restaurant a little woman and her tall husband entered and took seats at a table. tf "You will have soup, of course? commenced the husband, glancing at the bill of "Yes," said the short little woman, as she tried in vain to touch her toes to the floor. "And, John, I want a hassock. Johiunodded, and, as he handed his order

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to the waiter, he said, "Yes, and bring a hassook for the lady." "One hassoc&r?" asked the waiter. The waiter fidgeted round for a moment, got very red. and then bent over John's left shoulder. "I say, mister," he said, in a low voice, "I haven't been here long, and ! I'm not on to all these things. Will the lady have the hassock boiled or fried?" | 1 ! j i