. " Now, John, did.you ever see a saw ?" " Yes, sir, I've saw a saw " " What saw was it you saw, John ?" " It was a seesaw, sir." "A see saucer ? Why, John, what do you mean ?" " I mean a seesaw, sir, I didn't see the sea ; I saw the saw, sir." "But if you only saw the saw, how saw you the saucer ?" " Why, sir, I never saw the saucer ; I saw the see-saw, sir, — see ?" " Well, my boy, rfthatfs the way you see-saw^ the less saws you see the better. You may take your seat. An Irish Alibi. — Pat : "Where did Tim kill the. Agint, Dan'l ?"— Dan'l : " Shure, down the road straight there^ ! I see "him shoot wid mine own eyes : an', be jabers, they ? ve took him for murder !"— Pat : " Tim'li be hanged, poor darlint '."—Dan'l : "Niver a bit ; we'L prove an alibi ! Look at that, now, we'll prDYMha Agiat wasn't there !"
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 218, 13 September 1881, Page 1
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152Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 218, 13 September 1881, Page 1
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