HUMOUR

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 29, 18 February 1937, Page 14

HUMOUR

Thira ara a grent many jokes about tdagrams, but oue more story needs mentioning. It hingei on the substitutio* of just oue letter in an othervrise corract message. It seems that & doctor was in charge of a confinement case, the patient being his b»6t friend's wife. The good woman gav© birth to triplets, and the doctor hurriedly telegraphed the father, who had been forced to remain in another city. We may appreciate the chagrin of the father when he read: "Congratulations Mary gave. birth to three boys this morning litter follows."

Kaitui hobbled down the street with his foot in a bandage. "Say, Rastus," said Sambo, "what trouble youse been getting into?" -youie know that steam hammer at the place where ah works?" said Bastus. "Sure, it muit weigh about twenty tons," replied Sambo, blinking in surprise. , "Toi, dat 's de one/' w«rt on Rastus. "Well, the other day it dropped on mah head, and there mnst have bin some glan under mah'foot, 'cos it got cut."

Wrong Box J. eehool inapector was putting a elass of jofungsteri through a Scripture lesson. "Now, Tommy," he said, "why did Joieph'l brothers put hira in the pit?" "Beeauie he had a eoat of many colours," replied the boy. "Teaj and what has that to do with hi« being put in thepit?" continued the inspector. "Well," said the boy, "if Joseph had had dress clothei oa, they mighfc have put hia in the stalla"

8econd-Eand.

xne emaii boy had been upstairs and had Idssed his newly-arrived sister. VVhen he got back to the drawing-room, nursa asked him.: "Are you glad to have m nice little sister f ' » ■ . > he answered. "I'd rather have a brother." s "Then we shall have to send her back and; change her for a brother," said the nurse. With a aneer of contempt for the nurse 'a ignorance the boy answered: "Kow.can we change her nowf We've usedher."

Doubtful.

Two burglars were intent on entering a houie. Oue of them had climbed on to the gaxden wall, but hesitated before dropping down on the other side. The second burglar said from below: "Huriy up, Bill, I want to come. ' ' But the man on the wall queried in a hoarse whisper: He you hear the bloomin' dog?" J'Yus," eaid the other man, "but dont jrou know that a dog's bark is alwayi worie than hia bite?" "I k»ow that, and you know it/' ! said the man on the wall, "but do'es the dog know itt"