It Was Not a Natural Hump.

Manawatu Herald, 3 May 1904, Page 4

It Was Not a Natural Hump.

He got out of his wagon in front of a Woodward avenue clothing store and said to the floorwalker, who met him at the door: "I’m thlnkln some of buyln a suit of clothes. D’ye think they kin flit me here?” ' "Oh, certainly 1 Take the elevator, ’’ was the reply. When a salesman came to look him over, the case was different, however. Ho noticed that the farmer had a largo and decided hump between his shoulders, and after a little ho made bold to say: “It will bo hard work to get an exact fit on account of your misfortune, but I’ll do the best I can.” “What misfortln?” was the query. "Why, that hump. It makes it very bad, you see. ’’ "That hump? Oh, you kin take that offl Jest reach up your hand and pull it put. That’s no natoral hump, but a turnip the ole woman crowded in under my vest,” "So it is,” exclaimed the clerk as he brought it out to view. "Why on earth are ■'ou wearing that around?” >' (i "'ho put it in thar to make me remem- • ‘fc* I was to buy a fine comb. Here, her that. wn before I forgit it. That’s write it do. --b—fine comb, and now It—f-l-n-o c-o-m < n iny vest pocket and I II put the slip my boot leg to make shove the turnip down . ->_ D etroit Free mo remember the slip: Press. __

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