COSTLY CURTAILMENT.
Hit hard li.iko was t-lio « aj>ograc<* nephew of a well-to-do undo, and always shocked that precise gentleman and his good lady by liii abbreviated forms of speech and correspondence. It chanced that the uncle .was taken suddenly ill: hence the wire Richard s lit to a relative: " D< ir Tom,- I ncle Sam's dying." Later, another telegram followed fro nitlie -anie hand : "Dear Tom,- He's dead —com© to the fun." And no attempts to explain he meant " funeral" could satisfy lii-i bereaved aunt, who immediately sent liitn • (inptv away."
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/PWT19170309.2.19.30
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 6, Issue 257, 9 March 1917, Page 3 (Supplement)
Word count
Tapeke kupu
91COSTLY CURTAILMENT. Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 6, Issue 257, 9 March 1917, Page 3 (Supplement)
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
See our copyright guide for information on how you may use this title.
Acknowledgements
Ngā mihi
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries.
Log in