THE DUNCE'S.RETORT, It was never a happy day for Sammy's painstaking father when liis young hopeful's school report arrived at his home. As for Sammy himself —well, he was a philosopher. The awful day had come once more, and father was in the lowest depths of misery. "Sammy—Sammy," he groaned, "why is it that you are at the bottom of your class again?" "What docs it matter, father, whether I n;n at the top or the botom?" queried (!>:>l wise youth. "They teach the same it both ends, you know!"
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Taranaki Daily News, 27 November 1915, Page 9 (Supplement)
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90Page 9 Advertisements Column 1 Taranaki Daily News, 27 November 1915, Page 9 (Supplement)
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