Wit and Wisdom.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 142, 27 April 1901, Page 1

Wit and Wisdom.

The German Emperor is on* of the very few men living who have no idea of invading the province of the journalist. On one occasion an enterprising editor wrote and asked His Majesty for acoiupm of copy on tb* consequences of the Spanish-Araerican Wir, enclosing a cheque for £IOOO. The cheque was piomptly returned, with a stiff note from the German Ambassador at Washington, statirg that “ His Imperial fdajeaty had neither the time nor the desire to take up journalistic work.” Maid (breathlessly); “Ob, Miss, both the ge ,ts you is engaged to has called, and they’re in the parlour, and somehow or other they’ve found it ont, and oh, Miss, I’m ’fraid there’ll be trouble.” Miss Flirtie; “ Horrors 1 oh, dear, what shall I do?” Maid (after reflection)l’ll fii it. I’ll run ami tell ’em you’re eyes ont ’cause y’r father has lost ’ ■ mone {” , , . BUSINESS *( “ After all, plenty of fresh ait basis of good health.” “ Oh, I know; I forgot my overcoat one moi and got so m&ch fresh ait that it u-, , ~ , killed me.” Co* Gh rite Loveday j “ Urn, ah I Er, e^ ent 9 ' U ; Si er ? r— J he J be‘l’? - Jeweller,(to tant): “ Bring that &ay of r sal© kept, rings hen-i H6hry.». - with'the^triQt . • ■ * f- .v ±

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