A Wise Man.
An excited middle-aged lady bounced into a police station the other day and accosted ! _the inspector on duty. "Where's my Jim?" she demanded. Beg pardon, madam—dog, I presume?" said the officer. "Don't you dare to presume nothing of the kind,"- snapped -the Jady. "Dog, indeed ! No," sir, hflsband. He's missing, disappeared^ decamped "" "You don't say so?" " But I'll have you ,to understand that 1 00 say so, young man. How dare you sit there aend flatly contradict a ratepayer? — leastways -the- lawful" wife of one. I'll report you, sir. Do you hear that? I'll re£ort you! Where's my husband?" "!S(fy dear madam '•' " How dare you" oaTJ m>& your dear Snadame? Do you think I come here to be insulted? I tell you my husband has decamped, and you sit there like a dummy! .What do you think of thai?" "Wellr madame," responded the polite inspector. "I haven't the pleasure of your husband's acquaintance, but I should say he is a very wise man. Constable Blower, Bhow this lady out!"
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Otago Witness, Issue 2686, 6 September 1905, Page 89
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172A Wise Man. Otago Witness, Issue 2686, 6 September 1905, Page 89
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