Alleged Wit.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 383, 10 July 1889, Page 6

Alleged Wit.

Well-handled. — The pump. Sharp shooters — Aching teeth. An attractive paper — Fly paper. A droll dog — A wag with a funny tale. The Centra] Criminal Court — Conscience. Adversity may be a good teacher, bub she brings you down instead of bringing you up. 4 Shure, which is the entrance out ?' asked an Irishman at a Fail way station the other day. Speaking of butter, we may respect its colour, but we do not hesitate to turn up our noses at its rank. ' I thought you took an interest in my welfare,' said an unsuccessful lover. 'No, sir, only in your farewell.' An eminent artist lately painted a snowstorm so naturally that he caught a bad cold by sitting near it with his coat off. There is not much future for a young man who* has learned how to spend a fortune before he knows how to make one. What is that which everyone wishes to have, and which everyone wishes to get rid of directly he obtains it ? A good appetite. Customer : ' I say, waiter, this vension hasn't been hung.' Waiter (new to the line) : * 'Ung, sir ? In course not, sir, I believe ib was shob, sir.' It is not good to , take tea in the middle of the day. The man who tried it in a cafe" in town, when he thought the waitress was nob looking, is our authority.