TOPNOODY’S WIFE’S CONUNDRUM.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1045, 7 March 1882, Page 3

TOPNOODY’S WIFE’S CONUNDRUM.

Mr. Topnoody went to the minstrels, and the funny conundrums and jokes he heard set him to thinking. So at breakfast he began at Mrs Topnoodv. She was warm and not much in the humor for pleasantry, but Topnoody slashed away: “I say, Mrs. Topnoody, can you spell * hard waler’ with three letters ?” “ No, I can't; I might, Though, if you had taken me to the minstrels last night.” This staggered him a little, but not seriously. “ And you can’t spell it ? Well, i-c-e, ain’t that hard water ?” Mrs. Topnoody Dever smiled, and Mr. T. went on. •“Now, spell ‘money’ with four letters.” “I don’t know how,” she said. " Ha, ha, that’s too good. A woman can never get at this sort of thing in the same clear-headed way a man can. Well, the way to spell it is c-a s-h, ain’t that money Again did Mrs. Topnoody fail to smile, and Mr. Topnoody started out with another. “ Hold on a minute,” she interrupted, looking ugly, “ I’ve got one. Let’s see if you can get it. Spell ‘Topnoody ’ with four letters.” Topnoody scratched his head awhile, and gave it up. “Ha, ha,” laughed Mrs. T., “ That’s too good. A man never can get at this sort of thing in the same clear headed way a woman can. Well, the way to spell it is f-o-o-1, ain’t that Topnoody ?” But Topnoody never smiled, and the breakfast was finished in silence, except an occasional chuckle from Mrs. Topnoody’s end of the table.