"DEAR, DEAR!"
"Dear, clear, dear!" exclaimed the revising barrister at Walworth lately, and it was at first thought that 'Something untoward had occurred, but he was simply reading the names of three claimants, all named Dear, who followed each oilier on the- votes' list. After a Mrs Offin bad successfully given evidence at West Ham in 'support of her lodgers' claims which had been objected to bv the Liberals, Mr Freeman Mocks, for the Unionists, asked for costs for her. JVfr Ma.nus (for the Liberals): I'll give her half a crown willingly. Mt Meets: Will she be satisfied with that? , . . Mrs Offin: I don't care if I have anything or not. " Mr Manns (handing her a coin) Will you take tbisP ; ; Mrs Offin: Thank you. I'll go straight and buy gloves with it., and I mil wear the gloves ip mmorj of all tfeu. (Laughter),
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Clutha Leader, Volume XL, Issue 42, 25 November 1913, Page 3
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145"DEAR, DEAR!" Clutha Leader, Volume XL, Issue 42, 25 November 1913, Page 3
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