AN ANGULAR MAN'S JOKE
He was an angular man with grey earwhiskers. He gave up his seat in the crowded omnibus with an alacrity that spoke well for the cheerfulness of his disposition. The lady who took the proffered seat was stout and haughty She slipped into the vacant place without a word. The angular man looked at her thougbtY r i he over and said : I had an uncle, ma-am, that had just that same affliction." j "Sir!" said tie stout lady, with an insulted toss of the Lead. "Yes," continued tho angular man. "he couldn t pronounce r auy word beginning with th to save his neck Thai's right. He a stutter and stammer, an' the best be could do would be to give it the sound of s. It was -a dreadful affliction His eldest sons name was Theophilus, but he always caUed him Soplnlus. Had it long, ma'am?" The stout lady was dark-red from vexation. " You are insulting !» sac mana ged to say. ° "Well, I don't wonder you hate to bear anybody refer to it," said 'the angular man with great cheerfulness. " But I couldn't help noticing it when you took ray seat and
wasn't able to say ' Thank you !' I wouldn't have minded in the least if you'd said, ' Sank you ' Oh, do you get out here? Good day, uia'am."
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 6362, 17 December 1898, Page 1
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225AN ANGULAR MAN'S JOKE Star (Christchurch), Issue 6362, 17 December 1898, Page 1
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