Humour.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 429, 4 August 1904, Page 6

Humour.

The little blind girl was writing a composition on the rabbit, and, never having seen a creature of any sort, inqau.u _i k«.ir teacher whether the rabbit had a tail, «Yes, a small oitej none to speak of.' answered the teacher. And the little girl bagas her composition, like thiß: «The rabbit hag a small tail, but you mustn't talk about it.' 'Mother,' said little 'Betty, 'it says on this bf x.* One pill-to ba taken three times a day.' How do people manage P I don't sae how anyone can take" a thing more than once.' A lady was driving in London one day in fen open carriage when a block occurred in Oxford Street, and she was delayed for some time. While looking about her she was staitled to hear a voice calling : 'Look out, mum, thß 'cbs behind is aheatin' your at,' Turning baßtily, she found that this was indeed the case, fcka intelligent animal having mistaken har headgear for something toothsome. Asa cook the Chinaman's ingenuity is bad to beat, and the following atory recalls the late Biunto? Stephen's bumorons verees concraing the compcßition of the delicious rabbit pie, on which his Chinese cook regaled him Some while ago an Englishman in Shanghai <vas given by his boy Wua Hoo' an entree of unusual excelknce. Wherefore, bb is the way of men inatead of being grateful, he proceeded to chaff Wun Hoo about it. * Wbhfc was it P Suppose you killed one of the ulreet doge P What P' Was Hoo looked pained. Wun Hoo made a solomn eign of dissent, 'No killee dog,' he said indignantly. • Him long tims dead when I pickee up.' »Why,' said Bobby to his elder brother, 'c'o herrings have so many more illnesses than other fiah P' •Who says they do?'asked the youth addressed, 'Why, this book .saya that thousands upon thousands of them arc cured every year.'

'Now, Bobby,' said the mother, who waa entertaining visitors, 'yon mustn't tslk when I'm talking,' , ' Bui, mamma,' protested Bobby, 'thou stall I hwe to wait till you are asleep?? Wh»t would jou do'if I *?ere to offer you work?' ' Ob, I can take a joke as well as anybody/ answered Meandering Mike.