ODDS AND ENDS
Many a true word is spo'.en in indigestion. "Is it true that Bankes died poor?' 'Yes. You see, he lost his health pursuing fortune, and then- lost his fortune pursuing health.' ' There are at least two things in this' world which can be broken without serious damage to either.' ' What are they ?' ' Records and hearts.' ' You often near of the Molyneux River falling, but it never seems to hurt itself.' ' Well, you see, it always falls on its bed.' «» The familiar phrase, ' The almighty dollar ' was coined by Washington Irving ' in ' The Creole Village,' which he published in; 1837. > The teacher had been talking about a hen sitting oa eggs, and, with the incubator in tiis mind, asked if eggs could be hatched in any other way. ' Yes-, put 'em under a duck,' was the response.
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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVI, Issue 3, 30 January 1908, Page 38
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139ODDS AND ENDS New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVI, Issue 3, 30 January 1908, Page 38
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