GOOD CLUE In his early boarding-house days in Kansas City, Eugene Field was invited to dine at a hospitable house where the best of everything was to be found. Some delicious strawberries were passed. Field gazed at them longingly, but shook his heart. “Mr. Field,” said the host in surprise, "don't you like strawberries?’* "I dote on them." "Then why don't you take some?" "I'm afraid." said the poet sadly, "that if I did they'd spoil my appetite lor prunes.**
VERY STRANGE The inn looked cold and mysterious, and the traveller was not too anxious to spend the night tnere. A binisterlooking fellow showed him his room, and that looked haunted. The travel!* r turned to the man and said: By the way, nothing strange has ever happened here, has it?’’ "Not in fifty years." was the reply. "That s good. What happened then ?’’ “A gentleman who spent the night here appeared for breakfast the next morning.’*
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Waikato Times, Volume 123, Issue 20693, 31 December 1938, Page 3
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