- Professor, to class in surgery : "3*e-rignf le^of the patient, as you see, is shorter than the left, in consequence of. wbiefe he limps. ! Now, what would you do in a case of this kind?" Bright student i « Limp, too." Woman, with dog jumping at her, to Professor, ownor ol the animal : ?* For Qeavon'ct ■sak.e»i»an,call your dog off, or he will upset me." Professor, standing on one foot and scratching his head : " One minute, rnadnro, one minute; "(to himself) as soon as I c«n remember the infernal brute's name." .< '•Grandpft, docß hens make their own ej&'sr* •«Tesf indeed they do, Johnnie," *'An* do> they always put the yolk in the middle f «Guessthey do, Johnnie." K An f do they pet the starch 'around it to keep the yellow from rubbing- Off r M Quito likely, my little boy," ' An- who sews the cover on?" This stumped the old gentleman, and he barrioaded Johnnies month Vith a lolly, « Pa '* said the inquisitive small boy, « What do they mean by uhaninums V> " Unanimous, mj son, unanimois—ah-whr when all the mon want the same thing, th*« » unanimous," (l Politicians is 'all unanimoa^ ain't thay, pa?" " No, my son, not by »jngsal"' "Well, I don't see.why, beeaase the/ all'wante a office, anyhow." ' \ The obligine-»i8ito»-"to rf» w that he is ■ really fond of children, .«>? tjat the^deai: little one is not a.nyJ»fir.A.im p. theleasj;,treat& him to a M&*pon his knee. : l trot t iTQt-l Haw4pyou|like that mj.Jivjl.la thAtnioe^ ..«•}?»> sir, (] (replicA tha.ehnd « but not so nico as qu the reri donkey^thißi
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Mataura Ensign, Volume 6, Issue 309, 30 November 1883, Page 6
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