HUMOUROUS.
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When tho panic m'iis nfc its worst in New York, and excited n->pn were asking of each other what bunk would be the next to jjo, he walked calmly down Nassau-etrect, rubbing his hands,' and chuclling :— } •
'Ah! wasn't I lucky. Wasn't I lucky 1 ' You must have been short when the thing set in,' observed an acquaintance, ' No, sir; hadn't a dollar in stocks.' ' Then what luck do you refer to ? Did you just escape buying before the drop ?' ' ISIot an escap"e. No, sir lating. myself that. I\ was .•cleavaij... out of £10-UOQ;in awaited silver mine six months ago, and have nothing to lose.nowV. I just hit it rich, and no mistake, TleasV,pat mo on th£ back, and call mo a good.boy !'—Wall Street News.
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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4114, 27 September 1884, Page 6 (Supplement)
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129HUMOUROUS. Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4114, 27 September 1884, Page 6 (Supplement)
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