HUMOUR
There had been too many robberies in Jie neighbourhood for his liking, and, though no lover of animals, he deter* mined to buy a watch-dog; something really savage, he told his wife, and assured her he knew the very place to go to. The man he had in mind had specialised in watch-dogs. He had a shop full of them of all sizes. When he reached the shop he found that the proprietor was not in, but an assistant explained the reason for hin absence. “You sec. sir, we bad a bit of ai upset last night. Burglars got in.”
The trumpeter who caught a cold. The teacher was testing the results of a lesson on the Commandments. tshe had explained the seventh as meaning “to be pure in thought, word and deed. ’ ’ But the children were somehow rather shy of that Commandment. The class vouchsafed no reply when it tamo up for explanation, until one little girl, who had not attended before, hold up her hand and answered brightly:— “I. know, teacher! My daddy wu lined £2 for doing .t to the milk!
I wonder why none of the girls will dance with me to-night A sugar-planter in Hawaii took a friend from the States to the edge ot a valcano. “This crater is 70,004 years old,” ho explained. ‘‘How do you get. the exact age?” asked the newcomer. “I can understand the 70,000, but how do you calculate the four?’’ “Well, I’ve been in |he islands four years, and lhat crater was 70,000 years old when I arrived.”
I ... lIT LLM The polite chimney-sweep. The steamer was only a few feet from the quay when there was a sudden commotion, and a man came runnig madly from the dock gates, shouting to the officials to wait a moment. Without pausing in his stride, ho flung his bag onto the boat, took a desperate leap, and landed on the deck with a crash. “Good! ” he gasped, as he was assi* ed to his feet. “Just did it. A few seconds later and I should have missed “Missed it!” said one of the crew. “Do you realise that this boat is just coming in ?”
Well, John, .... now your old wisli for an open touring car ia fulfilled!
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 123, 26 May 1936, Page 10
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378HUMOUR Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 123, 26 May 1936, Page 10
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