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Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 56, Issue 4046, 11 May 1938, Page 5

Pat and Mick were making a train journey. “See those lovely red currants by the line,” remarked Pat. “Red currants!” said Mick. “Sure but these aren’t red currants, they’re black currants.” - “Sure, but you’re colour blind,” replied Pat. • “Sure, an’ begorrah I’m not,” answered Mick. “Don’t ye know that black currants arc red when they’re green?” Right out on the street a man and a woman were pushing each other about in no gentle manner. “Why, you dog,’ 1 creamed the woman, “I’ll teach you a lesson you will never forget. I’ll slap you silly, that’s what I’ll do.” “Oh, will you, will you?” roared the man -is he landed a nice to the jaw. “And what will I be doing while you’re slapping me siVv? Take that, and that, and that.” A policeman hurried up and came between the couple. “Just a minute,” commanded the officer. “What goes on here?” The woman regarded the intruder angrily “You keep out of this,” she advised. “This man here is my husband. We’ve been married for ten years.” “Well, then,” declared the officer, “why don’t you two do your fighting at home instead of in public?” The husband glared at the policeman. “What?” he shouted. “And break all the furniture!”