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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2148, 25 March 1908, Page 1 (Supplement)

IMPRESSIONISTIC. n “Now I have an impression— began Dr. Gosh, addressing hie mental hy?' ho broke off, «s he nee' r ci" ned° tlirough the room, hrokcTonlV twiddling of sun-cla“^vluit-TNo ones knows?” exclaiin_tl the doctor, looking up and down the class. “No one can tell me what “'' T heip onc° member of the class rose from his seat. . “1 know, he said. “Well asked the doctor. “An impression,” said the student, “is a dent in a soft place. “Youim gentleman, said the doctor. removing his hand troni ins torehead. ami glowing red in the laec, “you are excused tor the day !

GOOD FOR EVIL. ‘•\lv word,” cried Billy, screwing his 'fist into his one- blackened eye. ‘•I’ll give it to Johnny Blobbs toi Sl ‘‘No no'.’’'remonstrated his mother. •■Now’ when you go to school again, orive Johnny Blobbs this nice jam tart, and say: ‘Johnny Blobbs, >> l blackened my eye yesterday ; but mother says I’m to return good o evil, so here’s a nice jam tait toi >o Like a good boy, Billy promised to obey his mothers wishes, and on tho following morning ran gaily olt to school, with lus home-work in one hand and the jam tart in the othei. But he returned a sadder youtli. The jam tart was gone, and Ins two eves instead of one, were blackened. ‘ “Mummy—mummy!” wept Billy. “Johnny’s been and blackened my I other eve, and he says, will you nlease make it a pudding tomorrow.’ 1