TIT FOR TAT.
IN a Parisian omnibus, an ill-bred male passenger made a grimace when a very stout old lady got in. ‘ Hippopotamus !’ he exclaimed under his breath, but so loudly that the old lady heard him. ‘Sir,’ she said, ‘ you know an omnibus is like Noah’s Ark ; it takes in all the animals—even donkeys 1’ ‘ It is wonderful what progress has been made in the way of machinery,’ remarked Mr Figg. ‘ I see that there has been a machine invented that can make a complete pair of shoes in sixteen minutes. Why, that is faster than Tommy can wear them out.’ The man who brought milk to Herbert’s house drove two horses, one a very white one, the other a deep cream colour. Herbert saw them coming one morning, and called to his mother, * Mamma, here comes Skim Milk and Cream.’
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVIII, Issue XIX, 8 May 1897, Page 590
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142TIT FOR TAT. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVIII, Issue XIX, 8 May 1897, Page 590
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