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Office Boy: “I bad it in my baud when I heard your bell ring, and dropped it be cause you told mo yesterday to drop everything and answer your bell whenever yov rang.”
She: “This narrow band of gold is ver; sweet, of eoursc; but you—you said yo intended to bring me a cluster diamom
ring. lie: “Yes; but afterwards it occurrei to mo that such a ring would bide.tbosi lovely dimples in your fingers.” She: “Oh, you darling!’’
MISUNDERSTOOD
Au inspector had been visiting a sehoo in which a Lancashire magnate took grea interest, being something of an enthusimo in the educational movement.
In commenting upon the progress of tb pupils in' care of the schoolmistress m leaving, the ‘inspector remarked to tin patron of the school: >
"It strikes me that teacher of yours re ta : ns little or no grasp of the attentioi of the children.,.not hold enough.” ■ ’Not hold enough!” exclaimed the mag note, in surprise. "Lor bless you, if sh ever sees forty again. I’ll eat mv hat !"
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Woodville Examiner, Volume XXI, Issue 3570, 26 June 1903, Page 2 (Supplement)
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