ETIQUETTE.
“So you took dinner at Willie Stout’s house today?” said Tommy’s mother to Tommy. Tommy nodded. “I trust,” continued the maternal parent, “when it came to the extra helpings you had manners enough to say ‘ No ’ 1” “Yes, ma,” he murmured; “I said ' No’ several times.” Ma regarded him sceptically. “You did?” she presssd. “Yes, ma,” whimpered Tommy. “Mrs. Stout kept asking me if I'd had enough !”
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New Zealand Tablet, 31 October 1918, Page 46
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68ETIQUETTE. New Zealand Tablet, 31 October 1918, Page 46
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