An Austin boy kept oa throwing his bat in the air and catching it, after his father had old him to keep his hat on hi. head. Finally his father lost patience. After a brief but painful interview, the parent threw away the strap and asked, "'Now] tli^' «°v "h*reJ°l* <*P should hJe been ? Yes s ,r," gobbed the boy, rubbine himself where he needed it most, "it should hare been under my clothei " A temperance advocate charged the editor of a Western religious pa£r with drinking whiskey. The editor, m tome astonishment, - replied :— " Why yott wouldn't expect me to eat it wiihf ipoon. would you?" " - tr^-» " ?°U^ ov BAT8."~01ear 8 out rats, ■ioe« ' roaohei, fließ, ants, bed-bugi, bwU^ in-ota. skunks, jwk-rabbitg,' gophers, Dra«£2 Mom., Moib & Co., Sydney, o^^^
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Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4863, 11 August 1884, Page 2
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129Untitled Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4863, 11 August 1884, Page 2
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