He Struck The Right House.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1813, 18 July 1891, Page 2 (Supplement)

He Struck The Right House.

" Gentlemen," said the belated oitizen rather thiokly to the two friends who were assisting hip up the steps at 3 a.m.,J" I dunno wether thiz z'my house 'r not. Nan shy !" he called out loudly, " m'dear, are you (bio), are you there, m'doar?" "I am sir!" answered a cold, metallic voice on the inside, accompanied by a ulinoking sound like the rasping of a shovel on the stairway , "I Bra waiting for you, you drunken beast 1" " Gen'i'm'n," said the belated oitizen with dignified solemnity, " this is th' right house 1 Good mornint"

11 Yes, 1 am 5 years old today ! Last week I put my dolls away ; For it was time, I'm sure you'll Bay, For one no old to go To school, and lea,ra to read and spell; And I am doing Very well ; Perhaps you'd lik« to h«ar mo tell How many thing* I know. 11 Well, it you'll only take a look— Ye?, this iB it— the lait I took, Here is my prelty picture book, Just neat the purple covsr ; Now listen— Here are ono, two tbree Weo little lettctß, don't you see? Their names are D and J «nd G ; They spell— now guess I— Old Rom. An indifferent actor, who biU« ly relented the German journal!** S»ph»Ys 'oritisiams, revenged himself by chilling on h<# dooi the word "Abs.,' Saphir, «vho reoogn»g«d the hand, dresord himself very o?ro(oli; tbe nexl day and returned tho o»Ii. '• Y«m wwe kfnd enough to pay mo a *J»it y«««d»T," be said, "as I saw by tbe naoso co permit tncjjf return the oivilitj."

"Anything now on loot f " asked one politician of another " " Yes," was the reply, 11 What is it ?" " Oar baby. He's just learned to walk." Sniggerly (dreadfully in love) : " Alioe, I really must go. I've stayed three hours, you know." Alice (aleo likewise): "And won't yon come back again soon ?'' Ruii.-gerly : "Yes; I'll be back again in ten minutes "