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Otago Witness, Issue 3214, 20 October 1915, Page 76

Bride; ‘‘ I’m sure the rest of the honeymoon will bo just as happy. I know our love will last!” Bridegroom: ‘‘l’m not worrying about the love, dear, but I'm a little nervous about the money.” considered the matter,” said a Scottish lady to her servant girl, who had ‘‘given notice” because she was to bo married ‘‘that day two weeks.” ‘‘Oh, indeed I have, ma’am,’ was the reply. ‘‘ I’ve been to two fortunetoilers an’ a clairvoyant, an* looked in a sign-book, an’ dreamed on a lock o’ his hair, an’ I called on ano o’ the asterrologcrs, an’ they a ’tell mo to go ahead, ma’am. I’m no’ a person to marry reckless like, ye ken,” —ln a Council school in Newcastle the class wore having a history lesson, and the subject under consideration was the life of Queen Elizabeth. The teacher, after outlining the career of this wonderful woman, ■who found England poor. weak, and divided and left it strong and conscious of greater possibilities, asked: “ Now can any boy- toll mo when Queen Elizabeth died? Perhaps Tommy will fo'l the class?” s She s not deed vit,' replied Tommy, “ bccaas Aa hard me fethpr say she wes fightin* in th’ .Dardanelles,”