Humour

Southern Cross, Volume 1, Issue 35, 31 March 1894, Page 7

Humour

THE RAILWAY DOCK The train was just about to leave the station when the inspector observed a -small white dog, with a bushy tail and bright black eyes, sitting- cosily on the seat beside a young lady so handsome that he felt very much inclined to let her have her own way. But duty is duty, and heremarked in a mosl deprecatory manner: I’m very sorry, madam, but it’sagainst the rules to have dogs in thepassenger carriages.” “ Oh, is it ? ” and she turned uptwo lovely brown eyes at him beseechingly. “ What in the world shall I do ? I can’t throw him away; he’s a birthday present from my aunt.” “By no means, miss. We’ll put him in the dog box, and he’ll be just as happy as a robin in spring time.’ r The inspector had no sooner laid his hands on the dog than he looked round for a hole to fall through. “ Wh—wh—why, that is a worsted dog P ” “ Yes, sir,” said the little miss,, demurely. “ Did you not know that P” “ No, I’m sorry to say that I didn’t know that,” and he laid the dog down in the owner’s lap and walked out on the platform, where he stood half an hour in the cold trying to think of a tune to suit the most sold man he ever saw on that railway.