KIBBLINGS.
1 A 1 tfclo nonsense now and llion, Is rolishod by tho wi'iOot .raon.. A certain wag recently anticipated the election canvasser by putting a notice on bis gate — " The proprietor is not at home. Any visitors will be received by the dog. He ia not on the register, but he can howl aa well as any platform speaker, and his bite is worse than his bark. Will canvessers who call kindly oblige by being fat men. The dog is fond of a cut from the leg, and is partial to ' Plumpers'." Brown (to Waiter, who has at last brought his order) : Did you ever see me before I gave you my order? Waiter: No, sir. Brown : Have you seen me since ? Waiter : No. sir. Brown : Well, you have the most wonderful memory for faces I ever saw iv my life. Waiter : Do you think 30, sir ? Brown : Yes ; tho idea of a man who only saw mo once > rememberin» my face so long afterward I is little short of miraculous. I
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Taranaki Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 10552, 29 February 1896, Page 4
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173KIBBLINGS. Taranaki Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 10552, 29 February 1896, Page 4
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