HOW SHOULD HE KNOW?

Western Star, 6 December 1935, Page 4

HOW SHOULD HE KNOW?

An Irishman, driving a doxikey-cartj in the middle of the road, heard continuous hooting behind him. Ho looked; round a n d saw a powerful cur following in his wake. . . H e continued on his way, and the car continued to hoot. After half a mile the road widened sufficient! v for the big car to draw level. ‘Why didn’t you make, room for me to pass?’ asked the iui'uriated driver. ‘Hmv should I know you wanted to pats? You weren’t going any faster than I was,’ was the reply. MIND THE STEP r .' .Vo Countrymen in London fo r the first time put up at , a big W© st End hotel, Afuer they* luu’ changed for dinuer they set out in search of in© staircase; and came upou a dark lift-shaft the gate cf which had been left open. r Seeing lights below him. the first vjari took a step forward. A second or sci later ther© was a dull .thud, ‘Are ye all right, Jarge?’ caller’ down his companion /Ay,’ came the feeble \epiy. ‘but mind the fi rst s tep ; it’g a efeep ’un !’ JUST THE DIFFERENCE. Gilbert, a would-be Sport, walked into the stables of a liveryman and asked for the loan of a horse.

'lt must be a very fast horse,’ h Q stressed to the stableman. ‘Certainly sir,’ replied the stableman Shortly' afterward* Gilbert aud hi» mount were on the hiuliwav. Vn hour later the' horse’ returned to its stable minus Gilbert. Next day. undaunted. Gilbert turned up at the .-tables, and after looking ,r tlk> , M,d to the mail in chaigc: 111 take that jolly vouna quadruped to-day * ** ‘I wouldn’t take that mm. *j,. » . 1(I S^V tabl «- He’l] mu' away ‘By Jove! Thai s just the very hors,, need, ©turned Gilbert promptly I >c horse 1 had yesterday ran Lv without me!’ ' ' d ” Napoleon used to say tho Jsrit; - ,"/ U! 11 nation, of shopkeepers : the Brit* ‘fo lU .‘' V ,iav <-’ reason to h©l,Vv,. that th* breneh ar e a nation of Cabinet-makers.’' timil-iT "??*** did not lose! will b P: '“ llc I'l’ovcd, Germany/ "til be unique among a ll the . Which took part in it. uatlons! Judging the number of hoards it sot up. the Government *cemV to hW the wood on us.’ 1 ,Uc t