His Feelings Were Hardened.
Biffins'? wife was a Tartar, and she had been in a rather severe mood one day. She had eti'led Biffins a "good-for-nothing, trifling, lazy, chicken-hearted, knock-kneed snipe" ami had snatched the morning paper out of hi" hand, struck him twice with the broom, and scalded his pet dog. After dinner she had sent him to town for some hairpins, and Biffins got into the tramrai* with hard feelings against tha worid in general and the female sex in particular. Soon a vinegary-looking- lady entered the car. When paying the faro she chose to fane. hci-M-If offended by something the conductor said. "An there any gentlemen in this car," she cii Fed out, "who will stand by and see a woman insulted?" "Madame," said Biffins, rising eagerly, "I will." ,
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Otago Witness, Issue 2817, 11 March 1908, Page 91
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132His Feelings Were Hardened. Otago Witness, Issue 2817, 11 March 1908, Page 91
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