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Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 426, 23 June 1904, Page 2

A short time ago, on the front row in the pit of a provincial theatre sat a young man who evidently thought more of himself than other people thought of him, He wag attired in a frock coat and persisted in wearing his silk hat during the performance, Naturally this inconvenienced those people immediately behind him. At last one exasperated gentleman requested him to remove his hat. The ' dandy' turned round to reply when the programme boy remarked: 'lt's no use gettin' 'im to take 'is 'at off, 'cos 'is 'air 'll stand up just as 'igh.' ' I know lam not worthy of you. Tell me, my beautiful darling, what you saw in such a plain sort of fellow. Do you know, I was dreadfully afraid you would refuse me P* ' Well, I did intend to, but you know my weakness. I never could resist a bargain, When you proposed you did look so awfully cheap! So * » Mrs Hatterson 1 You don't mean to education of children P' J Mrs Catterson: 'No. I have op many children.' ! A lady in quest of a servant called at a registryoffice in Glasgow recently. The maid, an Irish girl, was seated in a side room waiting to be interviewed.' 1 After a few preliminary questions, which brought forth seemingly satisfactory answers, the imßtaees said : * But, mind you, we are very early risers.' •Troth, maW said the girl, 'ye can taps yer moind easy aboot that, for I slape like a top. The last place I was in there was a fire in the house, and I slept till the foirmen came and lifted me bodily out of bed, and took me down by the fire escape.' Exit mistress,