An old one-eyed wearer while looking out of his door very early one morning observing a rather ill-natured, hunchbacked lamplighter hurrying along, accosted him thus : 1 You're rather early on the road this morning wi' yer pack (hunch). . Hunchback: ' 1 was thinkin' I was kinder early seem* ye hae only one shutter (one eye) down.'-— A.K. At the conclusion of a sermon somewhere in lowa the preacher requested some one to pass around the hat and ' take up a collection.' A young man, a stranger in the place, jumped up and commenced ' circulating the hat , in such a way as to finish the job at the door and pass out with the proceeds. The preacher eyeing him as he went out, observed: 'If that young man runs away with that money he will be d d.' A deacon sitting by the window seeing turn make off down the street, responded : 4 ..u» i if he has not run away with the iuone> ii« be d~——d. .
emeu's Importers. (Please turn w«*
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DTN18810924.2.23.7.2
Bibliographic details
Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3195, 24 September 1881, Page 1 (Supplement)
Word Count
170Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3195, 24 September 1881, Page 1 (Supplement)
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in