PRACTICAL JOKES.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 379, 30 April 1908, Page 4

PRACTICAL JOKES.

A most absurd series of mean jokes has been practised during the week on a widow lady in North Carlton (says the Sydney Daily Telegraph). A hansom cab drove up to the door and the driver said “I have called to take the bride to Wesley Church, Lonsdale Street.” 11 What bride?” asked the widow. ‘ ‘ Mrs Pratt her name is,” was the reply. “ That is ray name, but I am not going to be married,” the lady- replied. No fewer than fifteen more hansoms drove up afterwards in succession. Next day the game was resumed. An ambulance waggon arrived, and the driver demanded the body of some person who was said to be very sick in the house. Notwithstanding that by this time it had been thougUt well to report the matter to the police, and official enquiries were in consequence being made, on Wednesday Mrs Pratt was simply besieged with callers, who became objects of entertainment to all the neighbors. Four motor cars and two drags arrived, and their drivers all said they had been sent to take the widow out pleasuring. Two nurses in uniform also called separately to see her through the serious illness she was supposed to be suffering from. A coal firm also sent around a ponderous dray with two tons of coal that Mrs Pratt had not ordered.