HOW HE COULD PAY.
“Father,” said a little boy,-aged seven, “will you lend me sixpence? I want to go to the Band of Hope tea.” "My Bon.” said the father, laughing, “if I lend you sixpence, how ran you pay me back ?” “Father,” said the little boy, *'you can give me a half-penny every Sunday, for twelve Sundays, and I will give them back to you again.” ANOTHER EVICTION. Some time ago, while on a holiday, cycling in Ireland, a young man, turning a bend in the road, saw a collection of household furniture scattered in every direption outside the door of a small cabin. In the midst of the scene of disorder sat an old woman. It led him to believe that an eviction had take# place. Full of sympathy, ho dismounted, and, placing a few silver coins in her hand, asked why she was evicted. “Ah, share, sir,” said she, after pocketing the money, “Pat is whitewashin* today !” A hawker of clothes-props was toiling along the lane to M , when a police officer accosted him. "Here, my man, you go with mo; you are hawking without a license." The man appeared confused, but said: "If Aw do, tha’ll have to carry th® props.” The policeman, wanting a case,, shouldered the props, and marched on to H , where he stated the case bcrore his chief, who, turning to the hawker, said: “Have you a license?” “Yes, sir; it’s here.” # “Then did you not show this Im>fore?” . • “He never ax’t me, an’ Aw thout he wanted a job!” “I cannot make up my mind what to give Sadie for Christmas." • • “What! Has she everything she wants?” . “Well, she has everything slje doesn’t want.’ Though here below, z ' At Christmas they’re full of woo, At Christmas theyre full of woe, However much they get. Ethel: Mamma, I wish you’d go to the other end of the shop a minute. I don’t* want you to see that inkstand I’m going to buy you for Christinas. 4 An observing man says that short skirt** do not neceiisarily make the ladies look shorter, but they always make the men look longer.
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Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume VI, Issue 11, 28 January 1905, Page 1 (Supplement)
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357HOW HE COULD PAY. Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume VI, Issue 11, 28 January 1905, Page 1 (Supplement)
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