A PERFECT DEMON.
Robin had taken up cricket with au enthusiasm that was wonderful to be fcold. i Then he discovered he could bowl '»s well as bat,.and on the*day in question was to make his first appearance as a L>p\v!er in. a match. The family -waited breathlessly for his return, trot he was late. When the vicar, who had 1 been to the match, strolled past, the anxious mother ran out to hear the : "And how did Robin get on with his bowling:?" she asked. ' The vicar coughed. j ■ "Oh---ah—he took five wickets!" " "Splendid!'/ cried the proud parent. . "All clean..bawled/? ''Well—rer—he< bowled <two! The third,.one. he .maimed for life, and. the other .two. ran to. the: pavilion-for coyer!"
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Thames Star, Volume LII, Issue 13964, 3 May 1919, Page 3
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119A PERFECT DEMON. Thames Star, Volume LII, Issue 13964, 3 May 1919, Page 3
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