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Patea Mail, 18 March 1882, Page 1 (Supplement)

“ Johnny,” said his father, as the boy took the primal biscuit from the plate, “ don’t you know that it is impolite to he p yourself before your elders ? ’ ri Why, pa, mother told me to help myself before you.” “ What do you mean, sir ?” asked his father, while his mother looked up with astonishment depicted in every feature. “ Why, I heard mother tell Aunt Hannah that she hoped I wouldn’t take after you, and I so thought I’d take my biscuit first.” “ What makes you look so deathly sick Tommy ?” “ Well, the fac’ ’f the matter is I’ve been taking my first chew, and I’m only an amachewer.” An old lady was asked what she thought of one of her neighbours by the name of Jones, and with a very knowing look she replied —” Why, I don’t like to say anything about my neighbours, but as to Mr Jones — sometimes I think—and then again I don’t know, hut after all, I rather think he’s a sort of man I thought he was.”