Mother (wearily): “ Why can’t yon be a good ‘boy! ” “ Well, mother, I’ll be good for a penny.” “ For shame, you.vought to be like your father, good for nothing.” The conductor came through the car collerting fares. “ He’s only five years old,” remarked a mother when the official looked at her boy. When the conductor reached the far end of the car, Cit' occurred to the boy that an important bit of information had been orerfooked. “Mother is thirty-six! ” he shouted,* . .
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Evening Star, Issue 22440, 10 September 1936, Page 12
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80Untitled Evening Star, Issue 22440, 10 September 1936, Page 12
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