Somebody -was telling 1 a Forest Hill settler about large turnips one day, but was surprised to find that the announcement of their weight and dimensions fell flat. “ Why, they’re nothing,” said the Forest Hill man. “ I can show you a turnip we’ve got in Forest Hill on which an old ewe has been feeding for the last three weeks, and now it sleeps inside the crust at night.” Madge —“ Poor Mr Bentley was ■just taken home in a carriage; he had a great shock.” Arthur —“ What was it v” Madge —“ His wife made an appointment to meet him at a certain hour, and she was there right on the minute, ”
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Southern Cross, Volume 1, Issue 12, 17 June 1893, Page 12
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111Untitled Southern Cross, Volume 1, Issue 12, 17 June 1893, Page 12
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