“ My dear,” said a dying husband to his wife, “ when I am dead you will see that my grave is kept green?” “Yes,” sobbed the broken-hearted woman, “ I will for a little while.” Diimloy was making an evening call, and the nice little boy of the family had been allowed to remain up a little later than usual “ Ma,” he said during a lull in the conversation, “can whiskey talk.” “ Certainly not,” said ma. “What pul. that absurd notion into your head?” “ Well,” he replied, “I heard you say to pa that whiskey was telling on Mr. Dumley, and I wanted to know what it said,”
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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 112, 22 April 1884, Page 2
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106Untitled Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 112, 22 April 1884, Page 2
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