"Dear me," said Mrs. Morrison, with a deep sigh, "I can't manage io keep' a cook a week."
"You should copy me," observed her, friend. "Since my hus'-anl lea T ned French instead of Fn-lish I can keep one a year."
Mrs. Morrison looked surprised. "I don't see the connection," she said. "It's simple enough. He now swears at her in French instead of English. It gives him a vent for his temper, some valuable practice—and the cook thinks he's making love to her !"
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 654, 25 March 1914, Page 6
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84Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 654, 25 March 1914, Page 6
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