- A boy placed a big apple on the front " steps and went across tbe street to se© who • - would take it. A gentleman who had observed the action said : — " You shouldn't • do that, my son. Some poor boy may btf * tempted to steal it." " That's, what Titf "■ fishing for, sir. . I've hollowed out, the in- j side and filled it with' mustard." ?.• ", > "How: are you to-day?" askecL a Scotch " minister of one of his parishioners, -on ', meeting him on the road. . "Gey weel, sir ; * gey weel,'* replied John, cautiously, "gin-/ it^wasna for the rheumatism in my right leg." "Ah, John, be thahkfu', for there is no mistake you are getting old like the rest of us, and old age doesn't come alone." "Auld age, sir;" returned Johjfc, "I won'er - to hear ye! Auld age has naething to do ' wi' it. Here's my ither leg just aa mUL ' aa' it's quite strong an' soople yet.-
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 7506, 13 September 1902, Page 1
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