THE GLADNESS THAT FAILED.
"The sky is blue,” sighed the maiden fair. “And the scents that come from the fields are sweet! Oh. the world is glad, but what do I eare? My shoes are overcrowded with feet!”
“I understand,” remarked rtie polite reporter to the manager of a railway noted for the unpunctuality of its trains, “that there was an accident on your railway last night.” “Oh. do you?” was the sarcastic reply. “Yes, sir.” “Do you know anything about it?” “Only that it happened to the train which was due here at 8.15.” “That train came in to the minute, sir,” said the manager, firmly. “Are you sure of that?” "Of course I am.” “Thanks. That must have been the accident referred to,” and the reporter dodged out safely.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXIV, Issue IV, 27 January 1900, Page 192
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131THE GLADNESS THAT FAILED. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXIV, Issue IV, 27 January 1900, Page 192
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