An old lady complaining of the bad quality of ham to the provision dealer, the latter assured her it was a regular Westphalia. “ That is it, indeed! exclaimed the dame, and the worst failure I ever had ” A bright little boy, about four years of age, was at a gentleman’s bouse one evening with his parents. The gentleman gave him a coup e of new silver sixpences. He laid them on the table, and, putting bis finger on one, said ; “ This one 1 am going to give to the heathen ; and x the other one I am going to keep myself.” He played with them a while, till one of them ro'lecl away, and he could not find it. “Well,” said the gentleman, “which one have you lost ?” “ O,” said the boy, “ I have lost the one I was going to give to the heathen,”
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Dunstan Times, Issue 526, 17 May 1872, Page 1 (Supplement)
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