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Waikato Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1642, 13 January 1883, Page 2 (Supplement)

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A- mehchant, who has 1 made his fortune in foreign trade, is the father of four blooming girls, \yho are to have £25000 each on their wedding-day—£loo,ooo in all. He is talking with a future son-in-law after dinner, 1 td the accompaniment of coffee and cigars. ' ■ ' ■ The youngman heaves a sigh, and remarks?; apropos of nothing in particular: — ' " Ho 1 w beautiful they are! What a pity to separate the one from the other!" The'merchant squeezes his hand affectionately. '• > ' ' ■ • '>> <• Ah f yes, it vrotild be much better to leave ' the £100,000 'unbroken. Unhappily,' that is 'impossible; No matter, you will make a good husband, as you are evidently a man of methodical habits. /, , f , , . . , „

The parrot is supposed to be the only bird gifted with a fleshy tongue. All the others have tongties of cartilage. ■ ' ' At a natural history examination, the professor put the'following poser to one''of the candidates' i-^ ' ' " '• ' "!"What bird has afledfy tongue ?" • The 5 was, puzzled. He-looked nfo'und among his comrades for' assistance in his distress; and one of his mates curved his finger on bis 'nose to indicate the parrot. 1 f "The elephant!" cried tbe<oandidate, in triumphl '* '' - '" < ' (Prolonged hilarity.) ' •

These travellers !• ; ' , A tourist returns from Constantinople, and 'tells the first friend tie meets on* the Boulevards that he penetrated into the haven of the Sultan'heavy with the scint of "oranges and' lime trees^ —one night, but onef. of • those Tnightt!i !'"',* •<< - ••• "( - - . ""''Thefridnd^interested: '• %•' ,• f»».f .i -, :' ■'" You utiaerstAnd the Turkish'lingdige?" '"'i'^Nbt'a bleased'Word 1" '"■ '^f -> r !fis,. • >hv 'liThen>iti understood trench ?'!m»h A • +„- ■ '■;■ •;' 'v >. '<-■<:» j >_^

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