A Newcastle man, who was commiserating another on the (loath of bis father, asked, " An' did ho leave nowb' j-iclc?" " Not a cent, Jim," was Hie reply. " Whasit!" exclaimed Jim : " nee box money, nor insurance, nor nowt ! An' wha barried him 1 " "Wey, aa hud aill expensee te gay," replied Jack ; v an,' "ho ad. led with emph isis, (( aa will say aa gave him as good a funeral as ivvor he had m his life !" — Newcastle Chronicle. A gentleman at the theatre .sirs behind a lady who wears a very largo hat. " Excuse, me, mad im, but wile: yon remove your hat 1 can see absolutely nothing." La ly ignores him. '• Excite me, madam, huh unles you remove vow hat something unpleasant will happen." Lady ignores him again. Gentleman puts on his own hat. Loud cries from the audience, * Take off that hat..! take off that hat !'' Lady thinks they mean her hat. and removes it * Thank you, madam." - Philadelphia News.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1474, 7 October 1885, Page 5 (Supplement)
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