PUZZLED CENSUS TAKER.
«« Got any boys P" the laker taid To a lady from ovor the Rhino j And tho lady shook her flaxen head, And oivily anewored, "Niue!"
" Gofc any girls P" the Taker said To fche lady from over the Rhine j And again tho lady shook her bead And oivily answered, " Nino !"
" Husband of course P" tho Taker said To the lady frora ovor tbe Rhiuo ; And again sho shook her flaxen head And civily answered, " JNine !"
" Tho deuce you havo !" the Taker said To the lady from ovor lho Rhino ;
And again she shook her flaxen head And civi.'y answered, " Nine !"
" Now what do you mean by shaking your head And always answering " Nino." " Ich kann nicht English !" civily said Tho lady from over the Rhine. .
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 2366, 19 October 1875, Page 3
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130PUZZLED CENSUS TAKER. Star (Christchurch), Issue 2366, 19 October 1875, Page 3
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