" Patrick," said the priest, " how much hay did you steal ?" " "Well, I may as well confess to your rivcrence for the whole stack, for I am going after the rest to night." — Siinshine, The honoymoon bride was persuaded by her husband to try her luck at the Monte Carlo tables with a louis (says Sir Hiram Maxim in liis book): " I will stake on my age," she said; and placed the louis on number 21. A few seconds of suspense, and the ball finally lodged in 35. The lady immediately fainted. Evidently the gentleman had married a great bargain—a 35 marked down to 21.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 7827, 20 August 1904, Page 6
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