BY THE WAY.
Some Collections and Reflections. BY ONE OF THE BOYS. The “ London Mirror ” says Larwood is the “ world’s greatest bowler.” —How topping to have played for 55 « 55 A wife paid a surprise visit to her husband’s office and, creeping up behind him, put her hands over his eyes. “Guess who it is?” she asked gleefully. “ Stop fooling,” was the reply, “ and get on with those letters.” Who is it always hogs the road? The other fellow. Who drives as though he had a “ load ”? The other fellow. Who is it motorists declare For others’ lives seems not to care, And is a menace everywhere? # The other fellow. Who turns the corners much too fast? The other fellow*. Who never waits to let us pass? The other fellow*. Who is it of the motor throng, Day in and out and all year long. In every case, is in the wrong? The other fellow*. Who is an idiot and a fool? ' The other fellow*. Who violates the simplest rule? The other fellow*. Yet when you find a twisted frame. And stop to ask who caused the same, Who does the other fellow blame? The other fellow*. “ Mamma, when the fire goes out where does it go?” “My dear boy, I don’t know. You might just as well ask me where your father goes when he goes out:”
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20331, 14 June 1934, Page 5
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228BY THE WAY. Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20331, 14 June 1934, Page 5
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