ONCE A BARBER, ALWAYS A BARBER. The village baker was towlin-. Ilia village butcher was batting. The village barber was umpiring. '"Hozzat ?" yelled the bowling baker. The batting butcher looked resigned. But the umpiring barber criid : "Not hout !*'• . "His leg was before I" exclaimed the baker. "P'r'aps it was, flour-face," retorted the barber warmly, "but when a umpire sez " Not hout !' not hout it's got to be." The bowler retreated to his enl rumblingly, . whilst the batsman murmured : "Thanks, old chap ! That was a narrow shave !" "Yes, it was," agreed the'barbel confidentially. "-And if yoi wasn't in the 'abit of 'aving a little shampoo afterwards, I'd 'avc said, ' Next gentleman, .please !' "
'Well, wc can get married now at any time. Papa says he has got enough spare cash to giro me a nice wedding." "Yes,; h 3 won it from mc at bridge last night, and now I haven't enough for our wedding trip."
Peggy—Did your father say thai unless you mcmled your ways lit wouldn't leave you a cent ? Tom—No ; he said that i n'jes ] mended my ways lie wouldn't have « cent, to leave me."
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 686, 15 July 1914, Page 2
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186Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 686, 15 July 1914, Page 2
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