KIBBLINGS.
A.' .ttlenonswMenoTT and th« I» nliabtd by the wisest man. lan't your sen rathbr young to join the army? said a recruiting sergeant to an old lady who broaght a boy of fourteen to enlist. Why, no, she replied, you see I want him to join the infantry. Teacher : You say tho tondenoy of heat is to expand and increase, and of cold to contract and lesßon. Can you give some familiar illustration of these effeotß ? Bright Pupil : The population of a summer resort. Mother: Whero havo you been bo long ? Little sob : I've been standin' watobia' two men unloading bricks. Mother : I shouldn't think that would be very interesting. Little son : No, it wasn't. They didn't mica and got hit on the toes onoe. A tired father went homo tho other ovening and at once asked what cansed such an unpleasant odour in the house. Little Mamie, who was looking through a picture boo'.t, promptly explained. It's the dead rat in zis hero picsher. I 'melled it Boon's I turned tbo leaf.
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Taranaki Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 9757, 24 July 1893, Page 4
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174KIBBLINGS. Taranaki Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 9757, 24 July 1893, Page 4
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