HUMOUR

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 14, 9 October 1937, Page 18

HUMOUR

i, Safety First. N The bore was relating an incident which had occurred while he was on his way to the club. "Great, hulking fellow, he was,'" he went on tediously. ■ "Must -have bees over six feet high, and be was determined to, fight someone. .. So.I. just pushed my way through the crowd and — " ' 'Ran all the , way here, .1 suppose," put in a fellow clubman. « '. •' -

We honestly don't believe this *tofjr, but tbe woman who told it fo 'us swenrs it really did bappen in.a, shop ivhere she was looking at drcsses, / She found one with lines that plMS» »d her, but sbe was doubtful about tho colour. "I wonder if it will clash with this coatt" she said to the assistant. "Absolutely, inadam," -the girl said. 'T'm sure it will clash beautifully! "

Sympathy When- the holiday crowd at tho station waa at -its height, a small znan was hustled up to the ticket office by & large wife, backed up by four children. The man's hands were full of parcels of all descriptions. His expression when he tried. to get at his pockets for the fare money was pitifuL A ^rmpathetic bystander removed the pipe from his mouth, and said with a grins ' 'Cheer up, goyemor. A holiday 'a soon over!"

• Under Cover. An.old lady, being shown'over a snbmarine for the first time, was interested in the gun on the deck. \"D6es it get very wet when you go downi" she asked. "Oh, no, mum," said ,her guide. ' 'You see, when we get the order to submerge, two sailors hold umbrellas ' ever it."-

Two friends met in the street. "And how did you get on with jovr wife 's first dinner?" "Don't ask me! Even the cookery book was burnt!"