ODDS AND ENDS
A countryman entered a • furniture shop and said lie wished to see some beds with a view to purchasing one. ' What class of bed do you require ? ' asked the shopman ; ' is it a spring bed ? ' 'No,' replied the customer; 'what I want is a bed that will do all the year round.' Doctor : ' Why, how is this, my dear sir ? You sent ma a note stating that you had been attacked with mumps, and I find you suffering from rheumatism.' Patient : ' That's all right, doctor. There wasn't a soul in the house that knew how to spell rheumatism.' ' Ah,' said the fortune teller, In mysterious tones, ' beware of a dark man in 'the house.' ' Gracious ! ' exclaimed the young lady in the next chair. ' I bet that will be pa after he has cleaned the stove.
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New Zealand Tablet, Volume 27, Issue 21, 27 May 1909, Page 838
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138ODDS AND ENDS New Zealand Tablet, Volume 27, Issue 21, 27 May 1909, Page 838
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