KIBBLINGS.
A 1 ttTe nonsense new and thon, Is rtlishod by the wisest men.; When 'Nelson's famous signal wasj hoisted " England expects every man to do his duty, " two Scotchmen were stand ing by, One pulled a long sour face and said, " Ech, Sandie, there's nothing there about poor old Scotland." "Hoot, mon," said Sandie. "Scotland knows well enough her bairns do their duty. It's only a hint to these sluggish Englishers. " At a wild beast show in Ireland a countryman came in, bearing unmistakable signs of having had a glass too much. A tiger scratched the back of the hand with which the man grasped a bar of the cage. The laceration was severe, and the pain great. The sufferer danced about, and twirled his shillelagh, crying, " Let him out, let him out, till I have me will ay him. " A companion tried to soothe the irate dancer with this neat impromptu : " Never mind, Pat. Sure he only wanted to scrape acquaintance wid ye. "jUSgJSKI
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Taranaki Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 10558, 7 March 1896, Page 4
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166KIBBLINGS. Taranaki Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 10558, 7 March 1896, Page 4
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