" What is the reason—can you guess — Why men are poor, and women thinner ? So much do they for dinner dress, That nothing’s left to dress for dinner.”
Which is the oldest, Miss Antiquity, old Aunty Deluvian, Miss Ann Terior, Miss Ann Cestor, Miss Ann T, Mundane, or Miss Ann T. Cedent ? Two sable philosophers took shelter under the same tree during a heavy shower. After some time one of them complained that he felt the rain. “ Neber mind,” replied the other, “ there’s plenty of trees ; when dis ’un is wet through we’ll go to de oders.” Recently, in a church in New York, the parson, having several persons to marry, said, after entering the building. “ All those who want to be married will please rise,” whereupon every single lady present instantly rose from her seat.
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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 72, 23 July 1873, Page 3
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135Untitled Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 72, 23 July 1873, Page 3
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