KIBBLINGS.
A liltlo nonsense vow and then. la relished by tht wisest tarn*.
Miss Hauteur ; I'm going to tho De Trow's ball to-uaorrow night. Miss Pert (wbo has not received an invitation) : Indeed ? Whom do you ohaporon ?
" Don't say ' He ain't no good,' Dinnis ; "that's not good English," " Nayther »m Oi, thsnk hivin, begobs."
Teacher : How do you expect to learn writing. Tommy, when you have lost your fingers ? Tommy : Please 'm. papa sent tne here to learn shorthand.
Little Mabol : "Mamma, may I have something to eat ?" Mother (impatiently): " Yes ; take this piece of cake, and don't open your month again !" " Bread ib the staff of life, you know," said the farmer's wife to tbe tramp. '* I know it is," answered the tramp, sadly ; '•and I know I've got too lean on it." Harry : " And, dearest, do you think of me all the daylong?" Dearest: "I did, Harry ; but the dayß are getting longer now, and, of course — well, you know thatyou must make some difference." In a Breach of Promise Caße. — The Court: "What is your age, madam?" The Plaintiff : " Must I answer ?" The Court: "You must." The Plaintiff: "Why, judge, I thought people didn't have to testify against themselves ?"
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Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 8790, 28 May 1890, Page 4
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202KIBBLINQS. Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 8790, 28 May 1890, Page 4
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