Mark Twain tella of a man who, when he came home drank, explained to his wife thai his condition was due to the fact that he' had mixed his drinks. ' John;' his wife>adyißed, ' when yon have drunk all the whisky yon Want yon ought to »Bk;*iP6r sarsaparilla. <Yes,' retorted her husband,.' bnt when I have drank all the whisky I want I can't say sarsaparilla, CFirst Chappie: 'I wonder now, Chollia, how the donkey ever came to be used aa the—ar—emblem of stupidity?" Second Chappie (with a yawn): «Don't know, I'm sure, deah boy 5 must have been before onr day.' He was a noble lord, and he was in an awfal rage with one of his-footmen, •£4 It is intolerable!' he erolaimed. 'Are you a fool or am I!' 'Oh J my lord/ replied Jamesi with humility, anxious to appease the great man, ' I am sure you wouldn't keep a serrant who waa a fool.' -,-
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Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 406, 18 February 1904, Page 7
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156Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 406, 18 February 1904, Page 7
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