TOO GROSS FOR ANYTHING.
j Tick. 2SSjoke ha<» nvtuhud Balhr.it from Sandhurst, and is goin« the romrls Two persons meet, in a <lark right of way, and one says : • Say did you hear that story to-day about 288 ?' 1 No,' answered tho other excitedly ; ' what is it ?" , 1 Oh it's too gronu entirely,' replied his companion in a mournful voice. ' Tell away,' resumed the first, • and I'll try to stand it* If I inu3t hear such dreadful things, I must.' ' Well,' exclaimed his friend. ' 144 is one gross, aud 288 is two gross, isn't it ?' ■ A meteor shot across the shy lik* a flash of lighting— a thud —a moan— h chuckle— a dark form stealing away t" the darkness — all was silent.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2164, 22 May 1886, Page 2 (Supplement)
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123TOO GROSS FOR ANYTHING. Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2164, 22 May 1886, Page 2 (Supplement)
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