NOTHING SERIOUS.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4363, 9 January 1922, Page 4

NOTHING SERIOUS.

“Ferdie jilted, Maude and married another girl, but Maude had her revenge.” “How ?”

“She sent the bride a book to read on their honeymoon—Stevenson’s ‘Travels with a Donkey.’ ”

Political Agent: “Well, Mr McPher* son, and how are you ? And how is Mrs McPherson? And the children, how are they ?”

. McPherson: “Thank ye, they’re a’ weel. But your man’ll no’ "get ma vote even if ye wur tae speir hop ma gran’mither was

Friend: “But, dear, what do you see in Mr Dud-Simpley to want to marry him?”

Mrs De Smarts (a society widow) thoughtfully: “Don’t know, dear, I’m sure, except that his initials bein’ the same will save me the awful fag of alterin’ the monpgram on everything I possess.”

Wife : "But, my dear, you’ve forgotten again that to-day is my birthday.”

Husband: "Listen, love. I know I forgot it, but thefe isn’t a thing about you to remind me that you are a day older than you were a year ago.”

Newman : “Who is that benevolentlooking gentleman giving away marbles to boys ?” Old Man: “He is a tailor.” “I suppose lie gives them to the lads because he is fond of them.” “Oh, no! he does it because they will wear out the knees of their knickerbockers playing with them.”