BY THE WAY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18640, 18 December 1928, Page 9

BY THE WAY.

some COLLECTIONS i AND REFLECTIONS.I l 1 (By One of the Boys.) } Pewter is out of favour at the School} of Art, since its employment in unsurtw able ways at the present day has} brought it into disfavour. Yes. I} know a man who has a pewter pot and‘ drinks nothing but water out of it. ‘ R 3 :8 i One reason why the Bolivians are so light-hearted about their war may be that they're not far enough advanced to introduce all the horrors that we more civilised nations have thought up- ” 9: 38 It’s easy to tell those who deserve charity. They accept as little as they can. 3': 2': 2': Perhaps the easiest way to develop an appreciation of old books is to read the new ones. :4 :4 :-3 He: What's the object of that new society you’ve joined? She: To stop gambling amongst WO- - He: Impossible! It can't be done! She: Can't be done? Why, gambling can be stopped. He: Gambling. I thought you said gabbling! 1': 3': :6 Sweet Young Thing: Let us go into this store until the shower is ov‘er. Suffering Husband: I prefer this undertaker’s. You won't see anything you want. 2': 2': 3': Disapproving Husband: These mod-. em fashions leave me cold. Wife: Me, too, darling. You'll have‘ to get me a new fur coat this winter! 3': 2-3 3 Employer: I hope you don't mind my pointing out your faults. Clerk: Oh, no, sir. You do it nicer like than the wife, sir! ; 3 2-3 3 L Little Simpson: He called me a liar. and. big as he was, I knocked him sprawling. \Vife: With your fist? Little Simpson: No, with my car. 3': :4 . 2% - Doctor: Nothing much wrong with you. Take more exercise—walk four miles every night when you’ve finished work. “But, hang it all doctor, I'm a postman!"