BY THE WAY.
Some Collections and Reflections. (By ONE OF THE BOYS). An authority declares that many men are sold when women go to the market. Fashion Forecast: “There is little or no change in trousers pockets these hard times.” An unwelcome guest is one of the best things going. Many a hiccough is a message from , departed spirits. ■ A man may be fast asleep and yet R>e slow when awake. ■ A kindly but somewhat patronising Kndlady inquired of the young bride ■pw she and her husband proposed H> spend their summer holidays. HThe bride (a little distantly) : “Our Hans so far are tentative.” Hjbandlady: “Oh, how delightful. Bn sure you'll enjoy camping out Hore than anything else jou could ■ She: “An editor has always to have 'great command of language, does he not?” “ Yes. He frequently orders four or five thousand words at a time.” Robert Burns wrote “To a Fieldmouse.” Did he get an answer?
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Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 493, 30 June 1932, Page 5
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157BY THE WAY. Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 493, 30 June 1932, Page 5
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