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Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 470, 10 May 1890, Page 4

A certain subordinate official (his particular name is nothing to the point) was absent from his post on a week’s leave, seeing his sweetheart, at the end of which he telegraphed to his superior to the following effect: ‘ Sir, I shall feel grateful if you will grant an extension of leave for two days, as a friend of mine is going to be married, and wants me to act as bridegroom.’ Absence of Mind.—A man, thinking he was at home, a few evenings since, lay down in the park, and put his boots outside the gate to be blackened in the ingMrs Pollywag caunob believe that the earth turns round, for she says she would think it very queer if she rose one morning and found her door turned to the oast, instead of being, as it now is, to the west, * I say friend, your horse is a little con 7 trary, is he not ?’ 4 No, sir.’ 4 What makes him stop, then?’ 4 Oh, he's afraid somebody’ll say “ Whoa,” and he won’t hear it.’ Mr E. Viewer : 4 This new book I brought home is the veriest trash. I don’t like to put it in the library.’ Mrs Viewer : 4 Then let us give it to someone for a birthday present.’