His Last Joke
A retiredhuniorist one day ventured into a <»tten miii, and while in an un-guarded-moment he was perpetrating Bome t : of jol^' and. shop-worn jokes upon 'anr' innocent operative, he -was drawn^into gearing ajid' dreadfully crushed. Thoy c<Mh"ed him out-of the machinery after a spell and spread the effeots on the floor. ""^hafisit? Who is it? was the anxiOiis;m%iiry as the crowd gathered around: 'Nobody knew. Then -the humorist s'owly opened his eyesl aiid ~ iStojeed his • lips, y,A sympathifling'hjstander. bent dpwn his ear.: 'I: .: .: r • " ThereZis good reason why: nobody recognise?. -me," the humbiist ; whispered, painfußy. ...-, .. -yj . v " Why is it"?" the sympathising^ by-st.'inder-asked. " Becausei" -the humorist explained as he saiw< a chance to steal itonie, " because. l r have -been travelling in coj." .:-'-.., ; ; And iien a smile like a summer cloudiplayed for ah insfaat aver Ms features and was gone.) He never spoke again. a- . . .-.: a-, a
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Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 73, 28 November 1885, Page 4
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150His Last Joke Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 73, 28 November 1885, Page 4
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