A "entleman, for what lie called a lark advertised for a wife, and requested each candidate to enclose lier carte-de-visite. ' A spirited yonnsr lady wrote to the advertised in the following terms —"Sir, T do not enclose my carte, for tlion«l'i there is some authority for putting part before a horse..l know of none for putting one before an ass." The motor-bus stopped and the conductor looked expectantly up the steps. Imt 110 one descended, and fit last lie stalked up impatiently. "'Ere. you, he said to a. man inside, "don't you »rnnt the railway station?" "Yes," was the reply. "Well," retorted the conductor, "come out ior it. I cant biing it in to the 'bus for US."
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 371, 23 April 1910, Page 9
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118Page 9 Advertisements Column 1 Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 371, 23 April 1910, Page 9
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