Varieties.
Sidney Smith says, regarding the unnecessary consumption of food :— " According to my computation, I have eaten and drunk, between my 10th and 70th year, 44 horse-wagon loads more tban was good for me." Friend (at tea): " 1 say, when is your wedding to come off, Gerty ?" Gerty: " Ob, I don't know. I bave a lot .of visits to pay this autumn, and Gus will want to be in Leicestershire uil November ; so that I dare say we shall settle it about Christmas ,* when there is nothing else going on, you know, dear!". Brown to Jones (who bas suddenly reappeared at the club): Jones, my good fellow, take another cigar, and try to be civilised. You are abominably dull, and offensively dictatorial." Jones (calmly): "I dare say. Easily accounted for. I have been in the country for a month, and have spoken to nobody but my wife and family." General disgust.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 519, 18 January 1870, Page 3
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151Varieties. Star (Christchurch), Issue 519, 18 January 1870, Page 3
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