"MARY, PUT ON ANOTHER PLATE."
A good story is told of a couple of farmers who lived a few miles apart. One day one called on the other, happening to appear at dinner time. The person called upon, by the way, was a rather penurious old fellow. He was seated at the table enjoying his dinner. The visitor drew up to the stove, looking very wistfully toward the table, expeotlng the old farmer to invite him to dine. The old man kept on eating.
" What's the news over your way, neigh' bour ?" (still eating.) "No news, eh ?"
" No, I believe not." Presently a thought struok the visitor. "Well, yes, friend, I did hear of one item of news worth mentioning."
"Ah! what is that?" 11 Neighbour John has a cow that haß five calves."
"Is that so ? Goodness gracious ! What in thunder does the fifth calf do when the others are Bucking ?"
" Stands and looks on just as I do, like a fool." " Mary, put on another plate."
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 4342, 24 March 1882, Page 4
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