NEVER AGAIN.
A frenchman, who taught French at one of the colleges for the education of yonng ladies in Edinburgh, was extremely punctual, and was regularly at his place ever}' morning at nine o’clock. One morning, however, he came in fully balf-an-hour late, and, noticing the astonished looks of the young ladies, he began apologising for his lateness tbns :— ‘ You must excuse me for being late this morning, ladies, but the fact of the matter is my wife has had a leetil boy. However, I give you my word of honour it will not occur again.’
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume VIII, Issue 35, 29 August 1891, Page 332
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96NEVER AGAIN. New Zealand Graphic, Volume VIII, Issue 35, 29 August 1891, Page 332
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