WHY HE HADN'T COME.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3398, 31 January 1920, Page 6

WHY HE HADN'T COME.

v- Dl‘. Czlroline Giesel. who is :1 single woman, ‘speaking at {L Chautauqua gathering in Dunedin, gave an experience she had at an illinois. town. She was to lecture at fhe Ch':Lufauqu;x. tlxere, and reached the lent just as the uni versity professor was explaining ‘char Dr. Giesel had not arrived. The Manager of the Chautauqua signalled to the professor, and she thought he had got the message all right, so he announced, “Dr. Giesel has not’ yet !arrived, but I understand that Mrs Giesel is here, and no doubt she will be able to explain why her husband has not come along.” The lecturer added “What could I do after that but tell 1110 truth, and jr.hc~

whole l'ru‘rh, so I 1l’.‘1t1.H1(‘)11 it --was quite true that my lllls'l‘)'.lnd had 21m uomig along, but I was quite unable to explain why he had not v()n1«- :xlo:z;,r yet.” The ripple Of luughit-1' xhar 011sued caused the l0(:l‘1i1'c1' to s:l_y. “_-\h. you got that quickly.” V