* Lend me a fiver, will you, Gus ? ’ ‘X can’t, old fellow. I haven’t even paid for my wife’s birthday present to me yet.’ Adealer advertised his commodity thus:— Ice ! Ice !! Ice,! !! If you want it pure and n\ And at a reasonable pr I Follow no new dev \ice But send to me in atr j At my off , / A swell at the seaside was surprised, when leaning against the railings on the parade, to notice that nearly everybody who passed him burst into laughter. On looking down at his feet some time after, he perceived to his horror that he was standing just over a notice board, which read in large print, ‘ Stand for one donkey.’
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Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 470, 10 May 1890, Page 5
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117Untitled Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 470, 10 May 1890, Page 5
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