Savory Morsels.
A friend in need is a friead indeed, and the needier he is the more friendly he will be. - " Yer," she said to her bosom friend, " I always obey my husband ; bat I flatter myself thatl shall hare somethingto say about what bis command shall be." A Liverpool grocer who had just " ex; perienced religion " nt a Salvation Army service, acknowledged that he had been a hard sinner, cheated customers by adulterating his goods, etc., but being con rerted, would. repay anyone l»e had wronged. Late .that night he was awakened by a ring at his door-bell. Looking out he saw a man. Who are you and what do you want?' he asked. "I'm Bill Jones. You said to-night you would repay those you had cheated, and I want that £20 youowe me." " Can't you wait till tnorcin'?" '5-No; I ain't going to wait till then and stand in line-with a crowd all day." He was paid. '< What is a lake ? asked the teacher. A bright little Irish boy raised his hand. « Well, Mikey, what is it P" " Sure, it is a holeiotbe- kittle, mum."
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Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4908, 2 October 1884, Page 3
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187Savory Morsels. Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4908, 2 October 1884, Page 3
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