— " We're glad to welcome you into our little family, Mr Slimm," said Mrs Starvem. " Our boarders invaluably get fat." — " Yes," replied the new boarder, " I've noticed the same tH£xis^ in moss fcoat.r*c!i»gf Houses. £i.*& cheaper than lean meat, isn't it?" — Towce : "She says , you're an ' impertinent cad.' What have you said or done?" Browne : '"Nothing ; that's the trouble. When we were out walking yesterday the wind blow her hair about her face mo6t becomingly, and she said, ' I know J'ni a perfect fright.' I didn't say a word."
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Otago Witness, Issue 2861, 13 January 1909, Page 74
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88Page 74 Advertisements Column 2 Otago Witness, Issue 2861, 13 January 1909, Page 74
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