Charles Matthews was one}'; morning standing on the stage awaiting a rehearsal, while an amateur conjuror was nicking half-crowns into space. ' Ah,' remarked the inimitable comedian, ' I can make money fly quicker than t lat!' Charles had had his troubles. McQuire—' Oi've been thinkin' av one thin?, O'Holthan.' O'Holihan—' Phat's thot ?' MeGuire— * I wuz thinkin' phat a melancholy sight it would be if all th* people in tin worald wx.z blind.' Mrs Wider Weeds—* My first husband had his faults, but Mr heart was on the right side.' Hubby No. 2—«ls that to P No wonder be died.'
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Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 351, 29 January 1903, Page 2
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98Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 351, 29 January 1903, Page 2
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