SPLITTING THE DIFFERENCE.
_ A young man with the blush of country life on his che:ks sold out his produce 01. the market yesterday, and entered ;i shoe store and said he wanted a pair of shoes for his wife. " What number 1" asked the clerk. The youi!" husband scratched his head, looked very much embarrassed, and finally said : " V. ell, I've been married eight months, but this shoe business stumps me. I don't hardly believe she wears 'levens, and I don't'think she kin «it into fives. I guess if we split the difference we'll hit her pretty close." He was given ,i pair of eights, and after squinting along the soles he observed : "I "iiess they'll do. She's awful proud, and I know she'll squeeze into 'on for all she's worth."-Detroit Free Press.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 223, 28 July 1879, Page 3
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