AGREED.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 4, Issue 4, 15 January 1915, Page 3 (Supplement)

AGREED.

"Gentlemen of the jury, are yon agreed upon your vcdict? ' asked tht judge, presiding over a Texan Court. " Wo are," responded the foreman. "])o you find the prisoner guilty 02not guilty?" "Wo do," enmo the reply. "You do? Do what?" exclaimed tho startled judge. "Wo find the prisoner guilty or EOT guilty." answered the foreman. "But, gentlemen," expostulated tho judge, "you cannot return a verdict like that." "Wei. I don't know," tiie furoman responded: "you see. six of us find him guilty, and six of us find him not guilty, and we've agreed to let it go at that:" HE COT AN ORDER. The proprietor of a lairge drapery es'tfiUishnrent was being pesitered on* day by commercial travellers. At last, when yet another entered, he looked stn-nly at tho newcomer, and said: "Young man, do you soei that clock on the wall there?" "Yes. sir." irepiied the traveller,, glancing in that direction. " Well, in just five minutes by that clock T am going to shoot eveiry traveller T find in this shop." "In five minutes?" "That is what I have said." "Then I have just time to sell yon &- tow linos of goods." the traveller quickly said, opening his bags. And he sold them. Tommy (on Christmas morning) : "Where do 3« Santa Clans get all things, mamma? " Mamma: "Oh. he buys them." Tommy: "Well, he must be a jay to let anvone palm off a tin watch cm - him!"