KIBBLINGS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 8834, 18 July 1890, Page 4

KIBBLINGS.

X little nbnsen»9»owßnd then. o Tb relished by > th» visMt men. Never too lafe to mend. — "Are those shoes too far- gone to repair ??• "No indeed. I think a new pair of uppers, with souls and heels, will make 'em all ight; The laces are good." People are yet laughing at a doctor in a little, village in this county, who; in filling out a, certificate^! death, inadvertently wrote his- namo in the blank space reserved "for canße of death. 1 !- " ; • • *" I never jump at conclusions," said the pastor. " No," eaid tbe elderly member of his congregation who takes liberties, " I have noticed that from your sermons. You reaoh a conclusion very slowly." i In the city.— " Hullo, Green, old boy, glai to dee you." "Ah ! nullo, Brown ? I want to ask you how young Olog turned oat?" "Ob, he's left me." "Well, now, "l'm astonished.' I had beep watching him - carefully for a loag time, and thought he was just the man for you, enterprising and energetic" "Thanks, old man, so he was. The business increased tremendously ;- had to move, into new premises.- Invited him home; three months ' afterwards he ran away with my daughter. I took them home, extended my blessing, and now he has gone off with my wife and ton thousand in cash. You made no mistake in your man, sir. He is at presbnt out-enterprising five good detectives."