HUMOUR

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 169, 20 July 1938, Page 5

HUMOUR

Mr and Mrs Solomstein were walking aome from their nephew’s birthday party. 4 4 Abie,” protested the woman, “vot do you mean by being so generous all at vonce! You spent five shilling on the jigsaw puzzle you gave as a present to young Isaac, and then —in front of ’em all — you told the boy that as soon as he had got the puzzle fixed up right he must show it to you an’ you’d buy him another! ” Mr Solomstein smiled. ►- 41 It is all right, Bachel,” he said, reassuringly. “It sounded generous in front of the company, but—l’ve got ven uf the pieces in my pocket! ” <1 •+> r <x fqsvj; jnoX jo jsoj oqj [[B Iraq} poo? oroui am pip s-Gjiqu luqj, jXup-0} enfiuoj Am lapnn oqn; aq; am oat2 noX XqM r/pns ©qs •Xflnjqauoidaj uiiq is dn poqoof uvuiom pjo arp moor spts aqj cqut }U3M eq sy •pauinioi roioop any, „pouo qauq ouio9„ *unui Juno.C oqi pins ,/asiOM st jaqjojY., •qoeq unq pajpm nos aq taeqM osnoq aq; tnoij spur/ paipnnq ouo •o 3 Xpornos puq 'arnjuiodtnoi roq cqui ion pip ropop oq; jpa Xpuau sum eqs uaq.w Xnp ouo ‘anSuoi jaq japun jajatnouijoqi v Sutijnd Xq jisia qoua no ejni'Eradma; joq qooi 'joaoj pioqdX; joj nmnnM pjo nn finnnoii JOiaop y ** & With scarcely a sound the luxurious car pulled up before the seaside hotel, 4 and an old, grey-haired man descended. * “My doctor advises me to stay where the south wind blows continually,’’ he remarked to the manager. “Does it blow here?’’ * 4 lt docs, sir,’’ returned the other. ••You are very fortunate to have stopped at exactly the right place. The south wind always blows here.’’ The old man stuck a moistened finger in the air. “AlwaysT” he repeated. “Are you ■ure? It appears to be coming from the north just now.’’ •‘You’re right, sir. It’s on its way back! ” ••Tommy, I heard that instead ol going to Sunday school this morning you played football.’’ “That isn’t true —and I’ve got » •tring of fish to prove it.”