"MY" AND "OUR."
Mr. Spillman had just married a second wife. On the day after the wedding Mr. Spillman said :-— " I intend, Mrs. Spillman, to enlarge my dairy." " You mean our dairy, -my dear," replied Mrs. Spillman. " No," quoth Mr. Spillman, "I intend to enlarge my dairy." " Say our dairy, Mr. Spillman." " No, my dairy." " Say our dairy, say our — ," screamed she, seizing the poker. "My dairy ! My dairy ! " yelled the husband. " Our dairy ! Our dairy ! " screamed the wife, emphasising each word by a blow on the back of her cringing spouse. Mr. Spillman retreated under the bed. In passing under the bed-clothes his hat was brushed off. He remained under cover several minutes, waiting for a lull in the storm. At last his wife saw him thrust his head out at the foot of the bed, much like a turtle from his shell. " What are you looking for ? " exclaimed the lady. " I am looking for our hat, ray dear," said he.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VII, Issue 73, 25 March 1872, Page 4
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162"MY" AND "OUR." Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VII, Issue 73, 25 March 1872, Page 4
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