Thank you for correcting the text in this article. Your corrections improve Papers Past searches for everyone. See the latest corrections.

This article contains searchable text which was automatically generated and may contain errors. Join the community and correct any errors you spot to help us improve Papers Past.

Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image

Savory Morsels

Women are now being adopted as cashiers of banks, and the adoption is wise. Tbe average woman could not pack her trunks and get her clothes ready in time to skip with the~bank's funds before somebody would tumble to her racket.

*'JL can lick the snoozer that broke that wheelbarrow," remarked Mildred's little brother, whereupon the high school girl reprovingly remarked: "You should endeavour to select from youc vocabulary more genteel terms. It would be vastly better to remark that in a pugilistic encounter with the uncouth individual who impared the usefulness of the nnicycle, you iamm the stuffiing out of him." XSrcat applause iv the pit; whistling in the gallery. "Yes, sir,'* said the entomologist. " 1 can tame flies so that when I whistle they will come and alight on my hand." "Pshaw!" ?aid the bald-headed man, " that's nothing. They come and alight on my head without my whistling." The entomologist sat down. Things one would rather have-left unsaid. —Jones (aftei-liaving dubiously accepted an invitation to dine with Brown): " And you're sure you won't bedissapointed if I don't turn up?" Brown: "Oh no, I assure you; not at alll" ■

Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THS18850509.2.31

Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka

Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5089, 9 May 1885, Page 4

Word count
Tapeke kupu
192

Savory Morsels Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5089, 9 May 1885, Page 4

Savory Morsels Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5089, 9 May 1885, Page 4

Help

Log in or create a Papers Past website account

Use your Papers Past website account to correct newspaper text.

By creating and using this account you agree to our terms of use.

Log in with RealMe®

If you’ve used a RealMe login somewhere else, you can use it here too. If you don’t already have a username and password, just click Log in and you can choose to create one.


Log in again to continue your work

Your session has expired.

Log in again with RealMe®


Alert