ALLEGED WIT.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 467, 30 April 1890, Page 3

ALLEGED WIT.

When you dance in Russia you are expected to go through all the Steppes. Honesty is, doubtless, the best policy, bub ib seems to have expired long ago.

M. Eiriel’s daughter is to be married. Of course she will go on a weddmg'tower. There is more billing than cooing in the household where there is an extravagant wife.

In order to get the wild oats out of a boy he must be thrashed.

Maid— ‘ Your wife is out, sir.’ Husband «Well give her this kiss for me, when she gets back. I’m going to town.’ A woman may refuse a man her band, yet be perfectly willing to give him her arm.

Charles (reflectively): ‘ Well, hardly that. Bub I believe she can hear the beanstalk and the larkspur.’

Archbishop Whateley was one day asked if he rose early. He replied that once he did, but that he was so proud of it all the morning and so sleepy all the afternoon that he determined never to do it again. Some women like a whispered tale of love, but a belle prefers a declaration made in ringing tones. Thisis theorderwhich a little girl brought into a Lewiston druggist’s store the other day. It wa3 written on a dirty piece of note paper as follows “ Mister Druggist: Please send ipecac enough to throw up a four-year-old girl.” . One of the quickest ways to get wisdom ■ is to watch a fat man trying to learn to ride I the bicyle.