The London “ Globe ” is responsible for the ;story of a German gentleman, who fi dinjfsthat his wife hml eloped with a r fast friend of his, pens the following note 'to the destroyer of his domestic peace ■ 41 Sic, 1 have for some time wished to get rid of my wife. Eight days since she was bitten by a mad rlog, and I have been waiting with resignation for the usual results. You will stand by her and help her n lier sad plicrht. Farewell.” Half an hour after receiving the communication the ardent lover eloped again, but quite alone Persons similarly afflicted, p!ease copy. A Scotch gentleman went into a barber’s to he shaved. He soon perceived that the man was much the worse for drink, as he had in fact cut the skin two or three times during the operation. He desired to notice that in as delicate a manner as possible, and suggested to the operator, •* I think, my friend, the *liot weather has made your hand unsteady.” He very quietly replied, “ Na, Sir, its no that sae muokle as the heat has made 1 your skin tender.’
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Dunstan Times, Issue 450, 2 December 1870, Page 3
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191Untitled Dunstan Times, Issue 450, 2 December 1870, Page 3
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