A MISTAKE SOMEHOW
O, you dear, darling old papa !'' exclaimed t'-p f.iir-haircd daughter of a Toorak plutocrat. 11 You know how much I wanted those lovely sapphires, and it was so good for you to buy them." " Rut my dailing, T have not bought an <- sippbires for you," said the fond papa, with a puzzle look o - i his face. " '• O, you tried to keep it a secret, I know," Tcpli d the dear girl, "but I was down at— this morning and he was packing" them up. a.id he told me they were to be' sent to your office, sd ' knew they were for me,' because mamma will only wear rubies.' The merchont smiled and left. The jeweller has lost one of his best customers, but be does not know why. - - -
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Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8003, 22 October 1887, Page 4
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132A MISTAKE SOMEHOW Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8003, 22 October 1887, Page 4
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