-'"" . ■ ' '' -. _ * " "Why, Bridget," said a lady who wished to rally her servant girl for the amusement of the company, upon the fantastic ornamenting of a huge pie, " did you do this ? You're quite an artist ; pray ; , hedid you do it ?'* " Indade, mum, it was myself that did it," replied Bridget • v isn't it pretty ? I did it with your false teeth mum !" Why do you not admire my daughter ? ' said a proud mother to a gentleman. " Because," he replied, " lam no judge of paintings." " But, surely," replied the lady, not in the least disconcerted by this rude remark, " you never saw an angel that was not painted." .
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Southland Times, Issue 1226, 22 March 1870, Page 3
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